Overview
Department of Agriculture, which administers agricultural conservation programs a source of federal funding that can complement EPA's water quality improvement efforts. USDA's conservation programs provide billions of dollars in assistance to farmers. In particular, through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which is implemented by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA develops contracts with agricultural producers to implement conservation practices on working agricultural land to, for example, reduce soil erosion and nonpoint source water pollution.
- | Author: U S Government Accountability Office
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Aug 12, 2013
- | Number of Pages: 86 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1491283688
- | ISBN-13: 9781491283684
