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A focus on North Dakota's agricultural families which are managing there farm lands since last 300years, is presented.

Producers participating in the Conservation Reserve Program will not be forced to make long-term plans for their cropland before the future of the conservation reserve is decided in the 1995 [...]

From Filter Strips to Field Borders When Vince Hock had the opportunity to enroll 120' field borders in the continuous-sign-up version of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) he didn’t hesitate. [...]

The US Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program will have a total of 29.9 million acres by October 1, 1997 as it accepts an additional 5.9 million acres of farmland. The program was initiated to conserve land and prevent the degradation of wildlife and wind and water erosion. The existing contracts allow the government to pay $45.15 per acre of included land, lower than the previous sign-up's $39.39 per acre. The contract, which will endure for some 10 to 15 years, covers parts of the Mountain States, Northern Plains and Southern Plains.

Filter strips populated with plants can provide economic and environmental benefits. The strips can filter chemicals, stabilize stream banks, or provide wildlife habitat. They can also generate income through the production of alternative crops.

THE scientists who created high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice at the start of the 1960s had a single aim: to prevent massstarvation in the face of a population explosion. [...]

Preserving 'Agricultural Land' In spite of the pressing need to build housing on an unprecedented scale to provide homes for the immigrant masses, it's apparently business-as-usual at the Committee for [...]