Conservation Reserve Program : Status and Current Issues.
Provides overview of the conservation reserve program (CRP), which provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive croplands out of production to conserve soil and water resources. Addresses current issues, including 2008 farm bill, FY2010 budget issues, managed hay...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2009.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides overview of the conservation reserve program (CRP), which provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive croplands out of production to conserve soil and water resources. Addresses current issues, including 2008 farm bill, FY2010 budget issues, managed haying and grazing, haying and grazing for critical feed use, expiring CRP contracts and reenrollment and extension policy, contract termination and penalty fees, tax status of CRP payments, and the effects of CRP on local rural economies; and covers CRP enrollment and program costs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |