Conservation reserve program: Environmental benefits update

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-280

  Hansen, Leroy ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation reserve program; Environmental benefits; Soil conservation; Soil productivity; Water quality benefits; Wildlife benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549005475     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500007085     Document Type: Article

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