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Assessing the environmental impact of farm policies / Walter N. Thurman.
LIBRA HD1761 .T48 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thurman, Walter Nebeker, 1955-
- Series:
- AEI studies in agricultural policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture and state--United States.
- Agriculture and state.
- United States.
- Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
- Agricultural laws and legislation--United States.
- Agricultural laws and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 79 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- Walter Thurman analyzes current agricultural policies, focusing on traditional commodity programs, to determine their systematic environmental effects. Specific programs examined include price income support for feed grains, cotton, and rice; tobacco and peanut supply controls; import controls on sugar; and dairy policies. A separate chapter considers the Conservation Reserve Program, conservation compliance, and proposed 'green support' programs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-74) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0844739154
- OCLC:
- 32467914
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