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Arenac Conservation District

Arenac Conservation District Arenac Conservation District Arenac Conservation District

"Better Communities Through Strong Conservation"

"Better Communities Through Strong Conservation""Better Communities Through Strong Conservation""Better Communities Through Strong Conservation"

Conservation Reserve enhancement Program (CREP)

About the Program

What is CREP?

Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to protect our agricultural productivity, environment, and wildlife.  


In exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from production and establishing permanent resource conserving plant species, farmers and ranchers are paid an annual rental rate along with other federal and non-federal incentives as specified in each CREP agreement. Participation is voluntary, and the contract period is typically 10-15 years. 

 

 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and value to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat

DO I Qualify?

CREP priority watersheds include the Lake Macatawa, Western Lake Erie Basin, and Saginaw Bay watersheds. Eligible land must be planted with an agricultural commodity (any crop planted and produced by annual soil tilling) four of the six years from 2012 to 2017 and is physically and legally capable of being planted to an agricultural commodity in a normal manner.


Selected land within Michigan’s CREP priority watersheds is eligible for the program. Property owners in these priority watersheds are strongly encouraged to take part. The local USDA Farm Service Agency can help landowners identify suitable parcels of land.

 In Michigan’s CREP, farmers and other landowners in priority watershed areas agree to enroll eligible parcels of land in the program for 14 to 15 years and establish prescribed conservation practices.


In return, landowners receive cost-share assistance in establishing conservation practices. Eligible practices include:

  • Introduced grass planting.
  • Native grass planting.
  • Field windbreak.
  • Filter strips.
  • Riparian forest buffer.
  • Wetland restoration.
  • Sediment retention-controlled structure.

Why Enroll in CREP?

Your choices shape Michigan's Land Management legacy

Common landscaping and industrial agricultural practices along with agrochemical use [fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides] risk the health and quality of waterways and surrounding land. Degrading habitat and reducing the population of animals and plants the area can support. 44% of the world's habitable land is used for agricultural purposes, Your methods of land management shape the production and longevity of this land. 


Land-use practices impact the productivity and quality of the crops cultivated. Neglecting their impact can lead to suffocated and unusable waterways, increase risks of major pest damage, and lead to decreased harvests year after year. Assistance with pro-active land management to account for these risks is available to you.


CREP offers an opportunity to alleviate the effects of current land management methods to avoid resulting degradation of nearby habitat and crop productivity. We can help you understand, implement, and use conservation practices to pursue your goals and maintain the health of  your land and the resources that surround it. 


Your choices matter, you can enrich your land and the land around you in substantial ways. We are here to assist and support you in that success, 


Contact us M-F between 8:30am-4pm by phone, in-person, or through email for more information. 


Financial Benefits

Your first step is to call, text or email our CREP Technician, look below for details.

If they are active and willing participants in such a movement, it will endure; otherwise it will fail


Hugh Bennett, "Soil Conservation", 1939

Interested in learning more?

Enrollment info

Land Management and Land Health

Land Management and Land Health

Find out more about enrollment


Michigan CREP Eligibility Requirements


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CREP for Producers


Here you can find fact sheets and webpages about eligibility requirements for CRP/CREP programs. 


Not eligible? Here are more program opportunities



Land Management and Land Health

Land Management and Land Health

Land Management and Land Health

Land-use choices are reflected in the quality of our land. Here you can find more information about the consequences of certain practices so you can be prepared to avoid or manage them.

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Other resources

Land Management and Land Health

Other resources

CREP practices you may be eligible for


Transitioning out of farming?


Interested in a sustainable production model?


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Contact Information

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CREP Technician

 Sky Adams

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Office: 989-846-4564 ext. 5

Cell: 989-313-5076

Email: arenac.crep@macd.org

Arenac Conservation District

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