Report finds CRP has no long-term impact on rural population loss
Report finds CRP has no long-term impact on rural population loss
A new report from an environmental think tank suggests the Conservation Reserve Program does not fuel long-term population loss and may actually raise rural employment and business activity.
An economic analysis of the CRP program, released by Resources for the Future, found that a 1,000-acre increase in a county's' CRP acreage boosts rural employment by 0.06% annually over the first three years, "with gains tapering off by year five." On average, that "implies an additional 8 rural jobs per 1,0
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