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Low CRP rental rates spark fear of another dust bowl

03/22/23 6:28 AM By Noah Wicks
KEYWORDS Conservation Reserve Program Dust Bowl Farm Service Agency National Agricultural Statistics Service Prowers County Soil Conservation District Prowers County, Colorado W. Scott Marlow
When the wind blows in Prowers County, soil tends to follow. The southeastern Colorado county sits at the heart of what is known as the “Dust Bowl” region, a place where the fear of prairie winds scattering tilled dirt through communities and towns looms large.
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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