TITLE: Conservation

CIS-NO: 2002-S161-10  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-225  
DATE: Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2001  
LENGTH: v+250 p. il.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-225  
 
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-171

SUMMARY:
Hearing to examine USDA administration of agricultural land conservation programs authorized under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, including conservation reserve program (CRP) soil erosion control program, in light of upcoming reauthorization.
 
Supplementary material (p. 33-87, 141-250) includes submitted statements, witnesses' written statements, correspondence, and articles.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Agric land conservation programs review

DESCRIPTORS:  
    FARMS AND FARMERS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; SOIL CONSERVATION; FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT

02-S161-10 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Feb. 28, 2001 p. 3-20, 40-50
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   SMITH, KATHERINE R. (Director, Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Division, USDA)
   ZINN, JEFFREY A. (Senior Analyst, Natural Resources Policy, CRS)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Explanation of USDA agricultural conservation programs, with recommendations.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric land conservation programs review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
 
 
02-S161-10 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Feb. 28, 2001 p. 20-32, 51-83
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   WEBER, THOMAS A. (Deputy Chief, Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS))
   STEPHENSON, ROBERT (Director, Conservation and Environmental Programs Divisions, Farm Service Agency (FSA))
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Description of agricultural land and water conservation programs administered by NRCS and FSA (related tables and charts, p. 71-83).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric land conservation programs review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE; WATER SUPPLY AND USE; STATISTICAL DATA: AGRICULTURE; FARM SERVICE AGENCY
 
 
02-S161-10 TESTIMONY NO: 3     Mar. 1, 2001 p. 92-109, 144-184
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   COX, CRAIG (Executive Vice President, Soil and Water Conservation Society)
   HASSELL, JOHN (Executive Director, Conservation Technology Information Center)
   RUDGERS, NATHAN L. (Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; representing National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA))
   JOHNSON, PAUL W. (farmer)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Recommendations to improve and expand USDA agricultural conservation programs, including CRP; importance of natural resources conservation initiatives to preserve farmland; description of innovative conservation technology and farmland management practices; explanation of NASDA proposal to establish Federal grants to States for agricultural conservation programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric land conservation programs review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY; CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; FEDERAL AID TO STATES-ENVIRONMENT
 
 
02-S161-10 TESTIMONY NO: 4     Mar. 1, 2001 p. 110-128, 185-221
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   STALLMAN, BOB (President, American Farm Bureau Federation)
   SPECHT, DAN (farmer; representing Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)
   BUIS, TOM (Vice President, Government Relations, National Farmers Union)
   SPARROWE, ROLLIN D. (President, Wildlife Management Institute)
   COHN, GERALD (Southeast Regional Director, American Farmland Trust)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on and recommendations for 2002 farm bill; concerns about environmental effects of conventional agricultural production, with policy recommendations; strategies to improve agricultural land conservation programs, including CRP.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric land conservation programs review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION; NATIONAL FARMERS UNION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE; AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST; AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION
 
 
02-S161-10 TESTIMONY NO: 5     Mar. 1, 2001 p. 128-140, 222-229
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   STAWICK, DAVID (President, Alliance for Agricultural Conservation)
   FAETH, PAUL (Director, Economics Program, World Resources Institute)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Need to incentivize farmers to participate in USDA land conservation programs, with recommendations.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric land conservation programs review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   ALLIANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003