Austin Moseley and Mr. Sullivan, I'm not sure CRP will allow you NOT to roundup. They insisted that I roundup my fields before planting prairie. No other preparation of soil was allowed due to the steepness of the hills in NE Iowa. In the plan that I submitted they did allow mowing the first two years (as necessary for weed control) and burning after that. I hear that now they even allow cost share on forbs. MJ Hatfield Iowa --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE PRAIRIE