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Emphasis Shifts in U.S. Agri-Environmental Policy
Roger Claassen; Washington, DC; USDA Economic Research Service; Amber Waves; volume 1;
number 5; page(s) 6; 2003; National; Articles
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Abstract:
This article describes the policy shift in the 2002 Farm Bill toward increased funding of conservation policies, and shifting conservation priorities. The share of conservation funds allocated to working lands (land used for crop production or grazing) will increase, a modest increase in retirement programs will focus largely on wetland restoration, and the role of benefit-cost targeting in working land programs will be reduced, potentially reducing the cost-effectiveness of these programs.
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