Abstract
Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of
Agriculture Conservation Programs, Special
Reference Brief 2004-01. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, National Agricultural Library.
This bibliography is one in a multi-volume set
developed by the Water Quality Information
Center at the National Agricultural Library in
support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) Conservation Effects Assessment
Project (CEAP). The bibliography is a guide to
literature examining environmental effects of
USDA conservation programs. The information is
useful for assessing on-the-ground results of
conservation programs from various
environmental perspectives.
Keywords: conservation programs,
environmental quality, program evaluation,
agricultural research, Conservation Reserve
Program, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program,
Farm Bill
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