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Article: Evaluating soil properties of CRP land using remote sensing and GIS in Finney County, Kansas. (Conservation Reserve Program and geographic information systems)
- Article from:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Soil & Water Conservation Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The U.S. Congress established the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) with the passage of the Food Securities Act in 1985 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act in 1990. The program was intended primarily to reduce soil erosion. Eligibility rules were established for all states. Generally, if a land area had an erodibility index (EI) [greater than or equal to] 8, it was regarded as highly erodible and eligible for CRP. Nationally, after 12 sign-up periods between 1986-1992, 14.8 million ha (36.5 million a) were enrolled in the CRP with an estimated total cost of nearly $20 billion. Five states in the central part of the Great Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, ...
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Article: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT TO HOLD MEETING ON ...
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February 13, 2008 ;
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... ... landfill that would be located at 475 S. Holcomb Lane in Finney County. The meeting will be held at Holcomb High School, 600 N ... cover zoning or land use issues previously addressed by the Finney County Commission . By state law, KDHE must determine if the landfill ...
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