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FEATURE

• Emphasis Shifts in U.S. Conservation Policy

FINDINGS

• A Multitude of Design Decisions Influence Conservation Program Performance
  
  
• Rural Amenities: A Key Reason for
  Farmland Protection

FEATURES

• Measuring the Success of Conservation Programs
  
  
• Land Retirement and Working-land Conservation Structures: A Look at Farmer's Choices
  
  
• Farmland Retirement's Impact on
  Rural Growth

FINDINGS

• Conservation Compliance May Reduce
  Soil Erosion
  
  
• U.S. Organic Farm Sector Continues
  to Expand

FEATURES

• Improving Air and Water Quality Can
  Be Two Sides of the Same Coin
  
  
• Environmental Credit Trading: Can
  Farming Benefit?

FINDINGS

• Is Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture Economically Feasible?
  
  
• Hypoxia in the Gulf: Addressing
  Agriculture's Contribution

DATA FEATURE

• ARMS Data Highlights Trends in
  Cropping Practices
  

INDICATORS

• Selected statistics on natural resources
  
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