7 CFR § 1410.7 - Duration of contracts.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1410.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1410.7 - Duration of contracts."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1410.7"
section_name: "Duration of contracts."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS"
part_number: "1410"
part_name: "CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; 16 U.S.C. 3801-3847."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1410"
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# 1410.7 Duration of contracts.
(a) In general, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section and §§ 1410.70 and 1410.80, the CRP contract period will be for a term of at least 10 years, and up to no more than 15 years.
(b) The CRP contract period for land enrolled under a grassland signup as specified in § 1410.30(c) will be for a term of 10 years or 15 years, as requested by the producer.
(c) CRP contracts for land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, and wildlife corridors will be for a term of 10 years to 15 years, as requested by the producer.
(d) All CRP contracts will expire on September 30 of the final calendar year of the contract period.