ABSTRACT:
Agricultural price support objectives and soil erosion control goals can be met at lower costs to the federal government through a long-term land retirement program than through the current annual acreage reduction programs, provided an effective program can be implemented. Moreover, crop production can be reduced and a significant portion of the nation's highly erodible cropland can be protected without a reduction in net farm income. One program alternative involves a competitive bidding system to idle highly erodible land. Groups of highly erodible and marginal soils are identified in this analysis of a long-term conservation reserve.
Footnotes
Clayton Ogg, Shwu-Eng Webb, and Wen-Yuan Huang are agricultural economists with the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the official views of any agency or organization.
- Copyright 1984 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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