Whether land is allocated to crops, pasture and rangeland, urban development or other land uses has important economic and environmental implications. For over 50 years, ERS has provided the only consistent measurements of all major uses of public and private land in the United States. ERS also conducts a variety of research on the economics and impacts of land-use changes, the value of agricultural land, the characteristics of land owners and operators, and government programs to preserve land in agricultural production.
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