Conservation Reserve Program: Policy Issues for the 1995 Farm Bill
Description:
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, enables producers to bid to retire highly erodible or environmentally sensitive crop land for 10 years (or longer under certain circumstances). Successful bidders receive annual rental payments, and cost-sharing and technical assistance to install approved plantings. The program was to enroll between 40 and 45 million acres before 1996. Program goals are to reduce erosion and excess production, and more recently, to provide other environm…
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Date:
December 19, 1994
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
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