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Farmers Can't Afford To Protect Environment

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
5 March 2001 - 12:00pm

Conservation programs that help farmers protect the environment are short of funds.

"The Agriculture Department's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is intended to provide assistance for farmers embarking on a project like Smith's. But during fiscal 2000, the department approved 16,443 of 76,168 applications, turning almost 80 percent of applicants because funds are not available. Other federal conservation programs face similar shortfalls."

Full Story: Money-short conservation programs turn
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 3, 2001
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