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 expiring CRP contracts and reenrollment policy, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Agriculture and state. Conservation of natural resources. Environmental law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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 expiring CRP contracts and reenrollment policy, the effects of CRP on local rural economies, and the 2007 farm bill proposal.
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.