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Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: comparison of 2002 and 2008 conservation programs
Author(s):Hicks, Erin; Seidl, Andrew; United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Date Issued:2008
Format:born digital; reports
There are fifteen titles in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (known as the 2008 Farm Bill). Our focus is the conservation title, Title II, which has seven main conservation programs: the Conservation Reserve ...
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: an overview of Title II: conservation programs
Author(s):Hicks, Erin; Seidl, Andrew; United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Date Issued:2008
Format:born digital; reports
The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246, was passed on June 18th 2008, over the veto of President George W. Bush. Despite protracted debate, the FCEA represents an evolutionary change in farm legislation ...
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: Farmland Protection Program (FPP)
Author(s):Hicks, Erin; Seidl, Andrew; United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Date Issued:2008
Format:born digital; reports
Congress established the Farmland Protection Program (FPP) in the 1996 Farm Bill to limit nonagricultural uses of certain agricultural lands. The program was renamed the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) for ...
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Author(s):Hicks, Erin; Seidl, Andrew; United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
Date Issued:2008
Format:born digital; reports
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more to conserve soil and water resources. ...