IMPACTS OF FARM POLICIES ON SOIL EROSION: A PROBLEM DEFINITION PAPER

Craig Osteen

No 277652, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Some farm programs. may encourage farmers to plant crops more likely to induce erosion without encouraging soil conservation practices. If that is true, the long-term productivity of the soil may be in jeopardy. This report examines the effects of agricultural programs dealing with foreign trade, price support and production adjustment, Federal crop insurance; dairy, and Farmers Home Administration loans on erosion and presents an agenda for empirical studies of the incentives.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 1985-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277652

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