Reuse of annual set-aside lands: implications for wildlife

Most farms in our study area in northwest Indiana with an Acreage Conservation Reserve (ACR) in 1992 also had ACR during each of the previous 5 years. Most farms in 1992 used some of the same land to satisfy their ACR requirements in 1991 and 1992; however, only 38.6% of 1992 farms reused ACR each y...

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Published in:Wildlife Society bulletin 1996-12, Vol.24 (4), p.655-659
Main Authors: Frawley, B.J. (Indiana Department of Natural Resources, West Lafayette, IN.), Walters, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agricultural management
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture
CONSERVATION
conservation reserve program
Crops
Farmers
FARMLAND
Farmlands
Farms
FAUNE ET FLORE SAUVAGES
GESTION FONCIERE
Grasslands
INDIANA
LAND MANAGEMENT
Land use
Management
ORDENACION DE TIERRAS
Private land
TERRE AGRICOLE
TIERRAS AGRICOLAS
VIDA SILVESTRE
WILDLIFE
Wildlife management
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Summary:Most farms in our study area in northwest Indiana with an Acreage Conservation Reserve (ACR) in 1992 also had ACR during each of the previous 5 years. Most farms in 1992 used some of the same land to satisfy their ACR requirements in 1991 and 1992; however, only 38.6% of 1992 farms reused ACR each year from 1987 to 1992. Thus far, cost-share assistance provided by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency (CFSA) has been ineffective in establishing appreciable amounts of perennial vegetation in the Midwest. Wildlife management agencies need to persuade the CFSA and farmers that multiyear set-asides are compatible with current farm management.
ISSN:0091-7648
1938-5463