Pennsylvania's CREP: The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a voluntary conservation program which provides an annual payment to producers and landowners who establish conservation practices on their land for ten to fifteen years.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CREP

CREP pays participants annual rent on enrolled land, offers cost-share for installing conservation practices, provides funds towards required maintenance, and offers incentive payments for certain conservation practices.

Type of Payment	Rental Payment- USDA	Maintenance Payment- USDA	Installation Cost Share -USDA	Practice Specific Cost Share -DEP	Practice Incentive Payment (PIP)-USDA	Signup Incentive Payment (SIP)-USDA
*Purpose of Payment*	Earns you income on CREP acres.	Helps with required practice maintenance	Helps reimburse eligible costs.	Helps reimburse eligible costs.	Incentive payment for certain practices.	Incentive payment for certain practices.
*Timing of Payment*	Paid annually, after October 1st	Included in annual rental payment.	Paid after practice is installed and certified.	Paid after FSA makes payment.	A one-time payment made after practice installation.	A one-time payment made after contract is approved.
*Payment Rate*	Rent is based on your soils.	Based on practice.	Up to 50% of total eligible cost.	Up to 50% of total eligible cost for certain practices	Up to 40% of total eligible cost.	$10 per acre per year, not to exceed 10 years.

Helpful Hint:
Let the professionals
do the math!

Visit your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office, and submit an offer for CREP. FSA will explain the program, eligibility, and your soil rental rate for your offered land.

Helpful Hint:
Think cash flow
could be a problem?

Think you'll have trouble with the up-front cost of installing a buffer? Ask FSA about the assignment of payment option, to pass the cost-share payments directly to your contractor!

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