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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Farmers and ranchers in North Dakota have raised concerns with the growing number of CRP acres that are being affected by erosion.

Some of the CRP land in question can be found in Stutsman County.

The Conservation Reserve Program is a cost-share and rental payment program and is assisted by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Austin Lang is a District Conservationist with NRCS in Jamestown. He stated that erosion has been a concern for some time.

The CRP program allots acreage to farmers to maintain and pays them a rental supplement for taking care of the area. Lang reports that the land had expired in its 10 year contract in the area. Once they came out, the land was broke up out of grass and farmed intensively again, causing major erosion of the soil.

Because of this, over 100,000 acres of CRP land has been significantly reduced

Lang reported that the combination of land management and weather have caused the major erosion in Stutsman County and North Dakota. Lang pointed out that it’s a continued concern of his and many others in the state.

According to Lang, management practices can be a contributing factor to the erosion.

You can find some submitted pictures of the erosion on Stutsman County below. If you have questions, you can contact Austin Lang at 701-252-2521 Ext 3.