TY  - BOOK
ED  - United States.
TI  - Agricultural conservation: converting grassland to cropland 
SN  - 9781604566307 (softcover)
AV  - S604.62.G74 A37 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers
KW  - Agricultural conservation
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Great Plains
KW  - Land use
KW  - Agricultural subsidies
KW  - Costs
N1  - 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
ER  -