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Learn about federal agencies that assist growers and explore their soil programs. Understand USDA agencies and conservation programs for soil management. Discover state and local efforts for soil conservation.
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Chapter 20 Government Agencies and Programs Soil Science and Management, 4E
Objectives • List federal agencies that assist growers • Describe some of the soil programs of these agencies Soil Science and Management, 4E
Terms to Know • Agriculture Experiment Stations • Agricultural Research Service (ARS) • Conservation compliance • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) • Consolidated Farm Service Agency (CFSA) • Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) • Cost-sharing • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) • Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) Soil Science and Management, 4E
USDA Agencies • Agricultural Research Service • Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service • Consolidated Farm Service Agency • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Soil and Water Conservations Districts Soil Science and Management, 4E
USDA Conservation Programs • Environmental Quality Incentives Program • Conservation and Wetland Reserve Programs • Conservation Compliance Programs • Clean Water Act Soil Science and Management, 4E
State and Local Efforts • States and localities have laws and programs • Soil and Water Districts, Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Extension Services • Zoning laws Soil Science and Management, 4E
Summary • Many groups from USDA assist growers in areas of: • Education • Technical help • Financial assistance • Research • Those groups may include: • Agriculture Research Service • Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service • Consolidated Farm Service Agency • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Soil and Water Conservation Districts Soil Science and Management, 4E