Rising corn prices due to ethanol prodution have forced farmers to remove 4.1 Million acres from CRP in 2007 to put into corn production.
Don't think that the farmers are being "forced" to do this, but like was said, there is a better value in a sucessful corn crop when compared to CRP, and there in lies the incentive. Plus, unless the CRP contract deadline is up, they CAN'T do it. Most CRP is enrolled in 10 year contracts, so unless all the CRP is coming out of the contract period, all the CRPcan't be tilled.
Like was said, pheasant will be impacted more than the deer. And, the other thing that the great push of ethanol will do is make our grocery bill go up!