Measuring Farm Conservation Success: New Accountability for Environmental Programs.
This law mandates rigorous scientific assessment of federal agricultural conservation programs to measure their environmental and economic effectiveness. The goal is to ensure public funds are spent efficiently and achieve tangible ecological benefits, such as improved soil and water quality. Farmers are encouraged to participate voluntarily in on-farm monitoring and may receive compensation for their cooperation.
Key points
Mandates a new Conservation Effects Assessment Project to scientifically quantify the environmental and economic results of farm conservation practices.
Establishes a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system for major conservation programs, funded by up to 1% of annual program enrollment funds.
Protects farmer privacy: data shared for research must be statistically aggregated at the county level to shield personally identifiable information.
Creates a National Technical Committee, including farmers, to guide the monitoring and evaluation process.
Expired
Citizen Poll