Boise, Idaho March 7, 2008 - Don Dixon, Farm Service Agency State Executive Director
today announced that USDA will hold a public meeting on April 3, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. on proposed changes to managed haying
and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land.
USDA's Farm Service Agency
(FSA) will hold the meeting at the Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road in Pocatello.
FSA is proposing rule changes to the frequency that managed haying and grazing is allowed on land that is enrolled
in CRP. Public comments will be accepted at the meeting and the public may also comment on changes to primary nesting
season dates, during which managed haying and grazing are not permitted.
FSA will consider
public comments when it prepares state-specific environmental assessments that will evaluate the effects of the proposed changes.
The environmental assessments will aid USDA decision-makers and the public with an analysis of the benefits and potential
impacts of the proposed changes to managed haying and grazing on CRP land.
Public comments
can be submitted both electronically and by regular mail. They must be received by the close of business on May 2, 2008.
Direct comments to: MHG EAs, Geo-Marine Incorporated, 2713 Magruder Blvd., Suite D, Hampton, Va. 23666-1572 or send
them to this Web site: http://public.geo-marine.com.
This meeting is one of 13 public meetings
that will be held in 13 states where USDA is proposing rule changes to the managed haying and grazing program. More
information on meeting dates and locations is available on the project Web site: http://public.geo-marine.com.
Here are specific details about the public meeting for Idaho. The meeting will be Thursday
April 3, 2008 at the Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road in Pocatello. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and
end at 11:00 a.m. Questions should be directed to Sherrie Brooks, Idaho FSA Conservation Specialist by phone at 208-378-5683
or email her at sherrie.brooks@id.usda.gov
Click here for a map to the Red Lion Hotel.
