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Conserving farmland also benefits the air we breathe
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Conserving farmland also benefits the air we breathe

A new study shows how land enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program also significantly improves air quality in the region, which can save thousands of lives per year.
USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. Will it work?
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USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. Will it work?

The Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to leave land uncultivated. But critical flaws in the program may significantly limit its climate benefit.

Acres in federal ag conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade
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Acres in federal ag conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade

Since 2007, the number of acres the government has paid farmers and ranchers to conserve has declined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program subsidizes the removal of environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production.

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