Economics of Erosion

Erosion control can become a very economically involved process. With BMPs there may be no significant short-term economic returns to the individual farmer, but one must consider the broader view of the future welfare of the nation. Some techniques and structures are very expensive and may never pay for themselves entirely unless environmental benefits are considered. These practices are still vital to agriculture, however, and such practices as cost sharing through the USDA provides a major incentive for farmers to install these needed control measures.

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