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Small mammal demographics in North Dakota conservation reserve program plantings
… mammal demographics and population dynamics in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plantings in north central North Dakota. Four age classes (1-4 years) of CRP plantings were sampled. Small mammal species diversity was low (H'=0.057-0.374). Eight species of small mammals were captured on CRP …
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Wildlife management on Virginia Conservation Reserve Program land: the farmer's view
… questionnaire concerning wildlife management on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land was sent to one-half (n = 808) the enrollees in Virginia selected at random. Results from a 76% return indicated that 72% wanted to improve the wildlife habitat on their retired land. These respondents felt …
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Costs of maintaining the conservation reserve program in Illinois in the presence of biofuels
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has played a key role in reducing soil erosion, improving water quality and protecting wildlife habitat. Rising crop prices, partly induced by the expansion of biofuel production, is likely to increase the maintenance cost of the program. This study develops a …
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Effects of Wind Turbines On Nongame Birds in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands in Southwestern Minnesota
… on nongame bird composition and density in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands was evaluated in summer 1995 along Buffalo Ridge in southwestern Minnesota. Bird density in CRP fields with wind turbines was compared with that found in cropland, pastureland, woodland, and CRP …
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Seasonal Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields By White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota
Seasonal use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was investigated in eastern South Dakota by systematically relocating radio-marked deer from 15 September 1989 to 31 December 1990. Seasonal core areas and low use areas were determined from 40 …
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Optimal participation in the Conservation Reserve Program: Land enrollment decisions in a stochastic, dynamic framework
… lands culminated in the establishment of a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the 1985 Food Security Act. The Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into ten-year contracts with farmers, paying them an annual rental fee for withdrawing highly erodible cropland from …
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Effects of Two Haying Provisions on Duck Nesting in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields in South Dakota
Duck nesting in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields was evaluated in 1989 and 1990 to determine the post year effects of emergency haying. Due to severe drought some CRP fields were released in 1988 for emergency haying with the provision that 10% be left in idled strips and some fields were …
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Quantification of neonicotinoid residues in soils and dust drift in conservation reserve program fields in Illinois, USA
… environment. In recent years, the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has been converting retired croplands into conservation habitats designed to restored pollinators through an initiative called Conservation Practice 42 (CP-42) Pollinator Habitat Establishment. However, little is …
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Field evaluation of the northern bobwhite habitat suitability index model with implications for the conservation reserve program
… characteristics. The potential effect of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on northern bobwhite populations was evaluated by comparing nest/brood habitat conditions in crop and 4 CRP field types including CP1, CP3 < 8 yr, CP3 > 8 yr, and CP3 fields receiving some level of commercial …
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EFFECTS OF SCALE AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON GRASSLAND BIRD RESPONSE IN CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM FIELDS IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
… of the effect of scale is useful because conservation efforts can be focused at the most appropriate scale. However, previous multi-scale studies of grassland birds and other taxa have rarely incorporated on-the-ground habitat management while simultaneously investigating site-specific …
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Response of avian, arthropod, and vegetation communities to mid-contract management in Conservation Reserve Program tall fescue monocultures
… early successional plant communities in aging Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields. I evaluated the effects of 3 MCM regimes, including fall strip disking, fall herbicide spraying (hereafter, spray), and fall herbicide spraying in combination with spring legume interseeding (hereafter, …
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Effects of Grazing on Nongame Breeding brids, Insects, and Vegetation in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands in North Dakota
… insect biomass, and vegetation structure in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands in North Dakota. Breeding bird surveys were conducted and insect collections and vegetation measurements were taken in 3 of the 4 CRP tracks that were selected for the North Dakota CRP Demonstration …
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'It Should've Never Been Broke Out': Understanding Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program in Southwest Kansas and Southeast Colorado
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plays a vital role in restoring grasslands by removing highly erodible land from production; however, landscape-scale conservation success depends on participation. Fluctuating trends in participation suggest a need to better understand landowners' motivations …
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Influence of the Conservation Reserve Program and Landscape Composition on the Spatial Demographics of Prairie Grouse in Northeastern South Dakota
… prairie grouse in North America. Conversely, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Federal Food Security Act of 1985 converted millions of cropland acres back to perennial grassland. These large-scale land use changes have undoubtedly impacted prairie grouse abundance and distribution. I …
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Population Characteristics of White-Tailed Deer During the Agricultural Production Season in Northeastern South Dakota
… calculated using the adaptive kernel method in program CALHOME, and habitat use patterns were evaluated with a Geographical Information System. Deer densities on SLNWR (1995, 24. 7 � 1. 4 deer/krn2; 1996, 23.7 + 8. 6 deer/krn2) were significantly higher (P < 0. 05) than on PAL (1995, 8. 0 ± 0. 6 …
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Effects of Grazing Intensity and Temporal Application of Grazing Treatments on Nongame Birds in North Dakota Mixed-Grass Prairie
… repeated, one in native prairie and the other in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands, to determine the temporal effects of grazing systems on nongame bird populations and habitat. In addition, two earlier studies, conducted at CGREC were repeated, one in native prairie and the other in …
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Essays on Environmental Regulation
… at an efficiency cost. Second, in the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program, Anna Russo and I find that auction mechanisms designed to incentivize land conservation suffer from widespread non-additionality due to adverse selection in land use. A redesigned scoring system that accounts for …
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Essays on U.S. agricultural policy : subsidies, crop insurance, and environmental auctions
… chapter studies the targeting efficiency of the Conservation Reserve Program. Chapter one exploits exogenous variation in agricultural subsidies to measure the effects on farmland rental rates. The primary finding is that landlords capture one-fifth of the marginal subsidy dollar per acre. This …
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Causes of the decline in the loss of vegetated palustrine wetlands in the U.S. 1955 - 2009
… policies, especially the Agricultural Conservation Program that provided significant direct and indirect support for wetland conversions. The rate of converting wetland to agriculture has declined since the mid-1950's with a significant decrease occurring between the mid-1970s and …
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The Effects of USDA Farm-Bill Restoration Programs on Prairie Voles (microtus ochrogaster) in the Barrens Region of Kentucky
… with local landowners has initiated the CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) and the CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program); two popular farm bill-based conservation programs. Among the many conservation practices that these programs fund is grassland restoration. The goal of this …
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