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Soil and Pasture Rental Rates from UDSA

August 5, 2010 Leave a comment

5 Aug 2010.  The tool has been updated.

USDA has a new tool that lets you download soil and pasture rental rates (for CRP and other uses) in a variety of ways.  Also has an EI caclulator.

Conservation Programs = Lower extinction risk

April 29, 2010 Leave a comment

“A new study on the threatened grasshopper sparrow in New Jersey demonstrates that farmland conservation programs can potentially play an important role in reducing the extinction risk of grassland birds.”  From Conservation Maven.

Field Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill for Fish and Wildlife Conservation

April 30, 2009 Leave a comment

Effects of Conservation Practices on Wildlife

January 30, 2009 Leave a comment

USDA’s Conservation Assessment Effects Project has just released two extensive reviews of the effects of agricultural conservation practices – like those used in CRP and other conservation programs  (public announcement here).  Part A addresses terrestrial habitats and Part B addresses aquatic habitats.  Even better is the dynamic bibliography.

Farm Bill Review

“…buried deep in this monster bill are what could be the seeds of change.” FarmPolicy.com summarizes the new Farm Bill. Many of these seeds of change may be good for conservation.

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