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Definitional Consistency for Conservation Provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act

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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the 1985 Food Security Act is designed to retire "highly erodible" cropland from production. The CRP has multiple objectives, including reduced onsite and offsite environmental damages, supply control, and farm income maintenance. Another major conservation measure in the Act, the Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HEL) Subtitle, is designed to prevent farmers from receiving commodity program benefits if conservation plans are not implemented on their "highly erodible" lands. The definition(s) of "highly erodible" used for the CRP and HEL measures may be consistent with their objectives but inconsistent between measures. Or the definitions may be consistent between programs but inconsistent with program objectives. This paper presents an indepth discussion of using popular definitions of highly erodible and the impact on the consistency between programs and between programs and objectives.

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  • Dicks, Michael R., 1987. "Definitional Consistency for Conservation Provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act," Staff Reports 277929, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:277929
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277929
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    1. Reichelderfer, Katherine H., 1985. "Do USDA Farm Program Participants Contribute to Soil Erosion?," Agricultural Economic Reports 307990, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Dicks, Michael R. & Reichelderfer, Katherine & Boggess, William, 1987. "Implementing The Conservation Reserve Program," Staff Reports 277928, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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