Conservation Reserve Program : Status and Current Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Farms.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

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 2007 farm bill proposals, 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.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Conservation Reserve Program

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.