Comparison of Crop Versus CRP on 1 Acre

Conservation Reserve Program - 10 Years Only: Rental rates vary from $66-172/acre/year
Cost of Implementation (with 90% C/S) Sign-Up Bonus Average Rental Rate 10-Years' Payments Profits VS. Crop
Quail Buffers  $              15.00  $            100.00  $            115.00  $1,150.00  $1,235.00  $     580.00
Filterstrips/Riparian Buffers  $              15.00  $            100.00  $            137.20  $1,372.00  $1,457.00  $     802.00
Crop Production on Poor Sites Near Trees (Cost Analysis Below)
(100 bu. Corn/30 bu. Beans) Costs Benefits Profits
10 Year Rotation Inputs   $          1,395.00  $         2,050.00 $655
Per Acre Analysis
Corn Soybeans
Seed Cost  $           35.00  $           36.00
Herbicides  $           35.00  $           20.00
Planting (Eqip)  $           13.00  $           12.00
Annydrous  $           35.00  
Diesel (No-till)  $             3.00  $             1.00
Fertilizer  $           26.00  
     
Combine  $           25.00  $           25.00
Trucking (40mi/2.3/acre)  $           10.00  $             3.00
Total Inputs/Acre  $         182.00  $           97.00
Low Yields Near Trees 100/bu/ac($2.25) 30/bu/ac ($4.5)
Harvest   $         225.00  $         135.00
DCP (100% Corn Base)  $           25.00  $           25.00
Net Income  $           68.00  $           63.00