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Re: USA FArm Subsidies.Socialism? Corporate welfare?
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Originally Posted by Cedars
Additionally, to address one links claims that we pay farmers not to plant, yes, there is that too. Its various conservation programs that protect wetlands, habitat, and has given some land a rest, contributed to less topsoil losses, contributed to cleaner waters and provided stop-over and nesting areas.
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Indeed.
Blackwell Synergy - Conservation Biology, Volume 18 Issue 4 Page 987-994, August 2004 (Article Abstract)
Here's the federal entity who manages the program:
Conservation Reserve Program | NRCS
Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out so great:
wcco.com - Acres For Conservation May Revert To Cropland
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