Acres Of Kansas Lands Released For Crop Planting
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Acres Of Kansas Lands Released For Crop Planting
Millions of acres of native grasses coming out of a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land will soon be once again planted to crops.
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Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 16, 2009 at 01:41 PM

Wow what kick in the pants for unbroken prairie sod. How much money would an organization have to come up with to keep native prairie from being ruined by the plow? I wonder if Nature Conservancy, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Quail Unlimited, Tallgrass Prairie Alliance (??) and so many of the other "conservancy" type organizations could work together to save some of the pristine prairie??
Posted by: Jonathan Location: Wichita on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Wow, this is a very delicate situation. The farmers will have to plant crops on the land just to get paid. Has there been any considerations or different avenues of approach on how these acres can be saved, without being cropped? Maybe instead of cropping, how about the owners lease out the land for wildlife hunting; just an idea. If the land is all flat land, maybe consider planting trees; which the county or environmental agencies can provide as a donation to perserve the land in the future.
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