Conservation Reserve Program Status and Current Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources.

Public contracts.

Soil conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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 2008 farm bill, farm bill implementation issues, managed haying and grazing, haying and grazing for critical feed use, expiring CRP contracts and reenrollment and extension policy, rental rates for CRP acreage, contract termination and penalty fees, tax status of CRP payments, the effects of CRP on local rural economies, and CRP environmental effects

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Conservation Reserve Program

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0044

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license