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Other Conservation Options
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
A state and federal partnership that allows landowners to receive incentive payments for installing specific conservation practices along watersheds. Landowners of existing agricultural land within the Neuse, Tar-Pamlico and Chowan river basins and the Jordan Lake watershed are eligible to participate in CREP
Provides annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource-conserving covers on eligible farmland.
A program that shares the cost of installing Best Management Practices on agricultural land.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts are organized to plan and carry out a conservation program that local farmers and communities need and want. Resources are available from local, state and federal agencies for coordinated conservation programs.
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