Conservation provisions in the 2014 farm bill and associated issues / Arianna R. Hills, editor.

Format:

Book

Series:

Agriculture issues and policies series.

Agriculture Issues and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural laws and legislation--United States.

Agricultural laws and legislation.

Agricultural conservation--Government policy--United States.

Agricultural conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 farm bill) was enacted on February 7, 2014. After years of debate and deliberation, the enacted 2014 farm bill included a number of changes to the Conservation title, including program consolidation and reauthorization, amendments to conservation compliance, and a reduction in overall funding. Debate on the 2014 farm bill focused on a number of controversial issues. While many did not consider conservation to be controversial, nonetheless, a number of policy issues shaped the final version of the title and ultimately its role in the enacted farm bill. This bo

Contents:

""CONSERVATION PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES""; ""CONSERVATION PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CONSERVATION PROVISIONS IN THE 2014 FARM BILL (P.L. 113-79)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""POLICY ISSUES SHAPING THE CONSERVATION TITLE""; ""PROGRAM CHANGES""; ""APPENDIX. COMPARISON OF CONSERVATION PROVISIONS ENACTED IN THE 2014 FARM BILL TO PRIOR LAW""; ""Chapter 2: CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP): STATUS AND ISSUES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""HOW CRP WORKS""

""CURRENT ISSUES""""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX. CONTINUOUS SIGN-UP INITIATIVES""; ""Chapter 3: CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE AND U.S. FARM POLICY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""RECENT DEVELOPMENTS""; ""CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE TODAY""; ""ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A. A BRIEF LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE""; ""APPENDIX B. FSA AND NRCS RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-63321-701-9

OCLC:

890799521