02365cam a22003734a 4500 15284951 OSt 20140204090910.0 080429s2008 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2008018939 GBA8A5993 bnb 014708659 Uk 9781604566307 (softcover) 1604566302 (softcover) (OCoLC)ocn217253488 DNAL/DLC DLC YDXCP BAKER BTCTA UKM C#P CDX TTU DLC pcc np----- S604.62.G74 A37 2008 Cir. 333.74 A37 c2008 Agricultural conservation : converting grassland to cropland / United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008. New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008. vi, 91 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-83) and index. Introduction -- Results in brief -- Background -- Available data show conversion of native grassland to cropland continues, and these conversions add to farm program costs -- Farm program payments, rising crop prices, and the adoption of new farming technologies provide incentives to expand crop production on native grasslands -- Sodbuster has had little impact on native grassland conversions -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Objectives, scope, and methodology -- Appendix II: National resources inventory data on net changes in U.S. land use, 1982-2003 -- Appendix III: Census of agriculture data on net changes in uses of land in farms for the United States and selected states -- Appendix IV: Partial budget analysis for a proposed conversion of native grassland to cropland in central South Dakota, 2003-2007 -- Appendix V: Summaries of economic studies examining the impact of farm program payments. Agricultural conservation Economic aspects Great Plains. Land use Economic aspects Great Plains. Agricultural subsidies Great Plains Costs. United States. Government Accountability Office. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc CIR 241 241 0 0 ddc 0 0 CIR SPMT-CAS SPMT-CAS 2014-01-23 2 Cir/604.62/A37c2008 005362 2014-10-09 00:00:00 2014-09-24 2014-01-23 BK