Environmental Effects of Agricultural Land-Use Change: The Role of Economics and Policy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249368076)

This report examines evidence on the relationship between agricultural land-use changes, soil productivity, and indicators of environmental sensitivity. If cropland that shifts in and out of production is less productive and more environmentally sensitive than other cropland, policy-induced changes in land use could have production effects that are smaller-and environmental impacts that are greater-than anticipated. To illustrate this possibility, this report examines environmental outcomes stemming from land-use conversion caused by two agricultural programs that others have identified as potentially having important influences on land use and environmental quality: Federal crop insurance subsidies and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Nation's largest cropland retirement program.

Author: Departm Economic Research Service (Ers)
ISBN-10: 1249368073
ISBN-13: 9781249368076
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.18d