Converting CRP to Cropland in the Nebraska Panhandle

Significant improvements in soil physical, chemical, and biological properties occur on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ground during the more than 10 years it is planted to perennial grasses. Improvement in soil stability, tilth, water infiltration rate, pore size, water holding capacity, quality and quantity of organic matter, total carbon, and nitrogen have been measured on CRP ground.
This NebGuide address how to control vegetation on CRP ground through chemical and mechanical means; estimated costs of control and various conversion strategies, including budgets for three options; incorporating no-till, and fertility issues.