Conservation Reserve: A Preliminary Assessment of Short-Term Impacts, The
June 1986 [86-SR 5]
David E. Ervin, Burton C. English, Stanley R. JohnsonSuggested citation:
Ervin, D., B.C. English, and S.R. Johnson. 1986. "Conservation Reserve: A Preliminary Assessment of Short-Term Impacts, The." Staff report 86-SR 5. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University.
Abstract
With passage of the Food Security Act of 1985 (FSA85), Congress and the Administration set in motion the largest set of conservation measures since the inception of federal soil conservation programs. Although the FSA85 also has sodbuster, swampbuster, cross compliance and conservation easement components, the Conservation Reserve (CR) is the centerpiece. During Congressional deliberations, some participants claimed the CR as a foundation of all future agricultural conservation policy (U.S. Senate).