An ex post evaluation of the conservation reserve, federal crop insurance, and other government programs: Program participation and soil erosion

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-216

  Goodwin, Barry K ^b   Smith, Vincent H ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conservation Reserve Program; Farm policy; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041738246     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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