Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 1996-97
Margot Anderson and Richard Magleby
Agriculture Handbook No. (AH712) 356 pp,
July 1997
This report identifies trends in land, water, and commercial input use, reports on the condition of natural resources used in the agricultural sector, and describes and assesses public policies that affect conservation and environmental quality in agriculture. Combining data and information, this report examines the complex connections among farming practices, conservation, and the environment, which are increasingly important components in U.S. agriculture and farm policy. The report also examines the economic factors that affect resource use and, when data permit, estimates the costs and benefits (to farmers, consumers, and the government) of meeting conservation and environmental goals. The report takes stock of how natural resources (land and water) and commercial inputs (energy, nutrients, pesticides, and machinery) are used in the agricultural sector; shows how they contribute to environmental quality; and links use and quality to technological change, production practices, and farm programs.
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Keywords: natural resources, farming practices, land use, water quality, conservation
In this report ... Chapters are
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Report cover, 6 kb
- Frontmatter (Summary, Contents, Preface), 25 kb
1. Land (Download entire chapter, 4,742 kb)
- 1.1 Land Use, 626 kb
- 1.2 Land Tenure, 742 kb
- 1.3 Land and Soil Quality, pages 41-44, 1,820 kb, and pages 45-49, 1,438 kb
- 1.4 Farm Real Estate Values, Rents, and Taxes, 154 kb
2. Water (Download entire chapter, 3,101 kb)
- 2.1 Water Use and Pricing, 581 kb
- 2.2 Water Quality, pages 83-88, 1,104 kb, and pages 89-96, 1,422 kb
3. Production Inputs (Download entire chapter, 466 kb)
- 3.1 Nutrients, 148 kb
- 3.2 Pesticides, 174 kb
- 3.3 Energy, 66 kb
- 3.4 Farm Machinery, 91 kb
4. Production Management (Download entire chapter, 781 kb)
- 4.1 Production Management Overview, 7 kb
- 4.2 Crop Residue Management, 232 kb
- 4.3 Cropping Management, 55 kb
- 4.4 Pest Management, 201 kb
- 4.5 Nutrient Management, 170 kb
- 4.6 Irrigation Water Management, 134 kb
5. Technology
- Agricultural Technology Development, 124 kb
6. Conservation and Environmental Programs (Download entire chapter, 2,171 kb)
- 6.1 Conservation and Environmental Programs Overview, 179 kb
- 6.2 Water Quality Programs, 206 kb
- 6.3 Conservation Reserve Program, 125 kb
- 6.4 Conservation Compliance, 106 kb
- 6.5 Wetlands Programs, pages 310-18, 747 kb, and pages 319-28, 829 kb
- Appendix: Agricultural Resource Surveys and Data, 32 kb
- Index, 75 kb
- Entire Report, 8 mb
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Updated date: July 1, 1997
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