Do Conservation Practices and Programs Benefit the Intended Resource Concern?

From: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Vondracek, Bruce; Zimmerman, Julie K H; Westra, John V | Copyright information

Many conservation programs under the 2002 Farm Act address resource concerns such as water quality and aquatic communities in streams. Analyzing two such programs, simulated changes in agricultural practices decreased field-edge sediment losses by 25-31% in two geophysically distinct Minnesota watersheds. However, while in-stream sediment concentrations and lethal fisheries events decreased significantly in one watershed, there was no discernable improvement for the fisheries in the other, de...

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