AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION: State Advisory Committees' Views on How USDA Programs Could Better Address Environmental Concerns

Abstract

Continuous and CREP totaled 1.6 million acres. Other USDA programs, including the Wetlands Reserve Program,the Environmental Quality Incentives Program,the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program,and the Farmland Protection Program,are administered by USDA s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).These programs,which NRCS state conservationists manage,compensate landowners for activities such as restoring and protecting wetlands,implementing conservation and wildlife practices on land currently used for agricultural production,and preventing the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses near urban areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA400301

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Birds
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Forestry
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geographic Regions
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Natural Resources
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.