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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs
USDA Agricultural Conservation Programs
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program
Conservation Operations (CO)—Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
CRP—Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
CRP—Farmable Wetlands Program
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Emergency Watershed Program (EWP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
EQIP—Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)
EQIP—Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Farmland Protection Program (FPP)4
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
Watershed Rehabilitation Program
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Author Contact Information
Agricultural Conservation Issues in the 111th Congress
Overview of Conservation Programs
Land Retirement and Easement Programs
USDA Agricultural Conservation Programs
Agricultural Conservation Issues in the 111th Congress
2008 Farm Bill Implementation
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Farmland Protection Program (FPP)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program
Environmental Services Markets
Payment and Income Limitations
Conservation Funding and Oversight
Spending Limits on Mandatory Funding
Congressionally Directed Projects
Emergency Conservation Programs
Financial Audit and Contract Administration
Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
Emerging and Continuing Issues
Ecosystem Services Markets
Appendix. USDA Conservation Programs: Funding
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improved Management Controls Can Enhance Effectiveness of Key Conservation Programs
Legislative and Regulatory Measures Reduce the Potential for Duplication between CSP and Other Programs, but Duplicate Payments Have Occurred
NRCS’s Process for Allocating EQIP Funds to the States Does Not Link to the Program’s Purpose of Optimizing Environmental Benefits
Additional USDA Management Controls Could Provide More Assurance of Conservation Program Integrity
Conservation Security Program:Despite Cost Controls, Improved USDA Management Is Needed to Ensure Proper Payments and Reduce Duplication with Other Programs
Agricultural Conservation:USDA Should Improve Its Process for Allocating Funds to States for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Federal Farm Programs:USDA Needs to Strengthen Controls to Prevent Payments to Individuals Who Exceed Income Eligibility Limits
Statement of Robert Stephenson, Acting Deputy Administrator for Field Operations, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and David White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, before the Subcommitte...
2008 Farm Bill Implementation
Program Performance – Financial
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Conservation Investments and Trends
Growing Conservation and Some Growing Pains – the NRCS Financial Audit
Clarifying the Term, “Deobligation of Funds”
Agricultural Conservation: Programs and Issues
( Agriculture Issues and Policies )
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