Dozens of farm and food leaders testified during the House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Listening Session at Farmfest. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing kicked off the session with a question about CRP. “It certainly is a good program on those sensitive lands that need protection, but how do we make sure that that it is utilized on those sensitive acres and not taking good productive farmland out of production?” CRP rental rates were also described as competition for land, especially for young farmers.
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