THE FARMERS’ VIEW
CONSERVATION
Now Is The Time
Soil erosion is a serious problem
in America. It is estimated that more
than three billion tons of cropland soil
are lost each year. In 1985, Congress
took a dramatic step towards control
ling the problem. The Food Security
Act of 1985 contained progressive in
itiatives targeted at farmers to take
highly erodible land out of crop
production.
The provisions, called “Sodbuster
and Swampbuster Rules", mandate
conservation practices which will
remove cropland from production
where current conservation tech
niques cannot adequately protect the
soil. The rules disallow farmers from
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including crops produced on highly
erodible lands and newly converted
wetlands as part of their base acreage
for various farm support programs.
Under the law, “Sodbuster",
refers to land that was riot cropped
during the five years before the Food
Security Act (Farm Bill) was enacted
in 1985
“Highly erodible land”, is defin
ed by a criteria established by the Soil
Conservation Service using ac
ceptable and recognized methods to
predict potential erosion caused by
wind and water.
The water erosion formula relates
the effects of rainfall, soil
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characteristics, and length and
steepness of slope to the soil's
tolerable erosion rate The wind
erosion formula relates wind speed
and soil characteristics to the tolerable
rate.
The mandated conservation regula
tions affect any farmer who present
ly or in the future, plans to participate
in any U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) farm program,
including loan and crop insurance
programs, price and income supports,
disaster payments, Farmer’s Home
Administration loans, Commodity
Credit Corporation storage payments,
farm storage facility loans, and other
programs under which payments are
made with respect to commodities
produced by the farmer.
Farmers producing crops on land
deemed to be highly erodible by Soil
Conservation Service have until
January 1, 1990 to develop and begin
to actively apply a conservation plan
They must have the plan approved
and in effect by January 1, 1995.
To assist farmers in determining
whether the requirements apply to
their farmland, the Soil Conservation
Service is developing a list of highly
erodible soil types, using both ex
isting soil maps and onsite inspection
of farmland. They are encouraging all
farmers to consult with the Soil Con
servation Service or the ASCS in
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their county to determine whether
they have an erosion problem as
defined by the Act. Farmers will need
a greater level of commitment and
understanding of the importance of
conservation, as well as recognizing
that failure to make a commitment
could have an adverse impact on their
involvement in future government
programs
Presently, there are more than 5
million acres of cropland in use in
Pennsylvania. Fifty eight percent of
that land is not practicing, nor are
they seeking any type of guidance for
developing a conservation plan
The USDA has indicated that there
are more than 12,000 Pennsylvania
farmers presently participating in
government programs which would
be directly affected by the "Sod-
regulations, yet. less than
520 farms have enrolled in the Con
servation Reserve Program for 1987
That’s a mere 16,645 acres out of 1 4
million eligible acres ,
While 1990 may seem too far off
into the future for some farmers,to
pay heed to the warnings, the USDA
is emphasizing the need for the im
mediate development of a plan They
also caution that the development of
an acceptable conservation plan
should be done with great care It will
require an evaluation of your
croplands, a review of slopes and
drainage potential, a look at your
long-range plans for cropping and the
submission of a plan which meets the
regulatory criteria of Soil Conserva
tion Service and ASCS.
Waiting until the last minute will
only assure that you will be added to
the “waiting list”, and possibly
jeopardize your participation in a
much needed USDA-sponsored
program.
The Farmers’ View is a column
that is compiled by the Public
Relations Division of the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ Association
(PFA) It expresses the views of
PFA 's policy positions on key
Issues as adopted by the
organization's 23,313 family
members.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 6,1986-A39
James E. Donald, World and
U.S. Agricultural Outlook, said,
“The sharp decline in U.S.
agricultural exports in the 1980 s,
thus, has been due to developments
abroad related to: expanding
agricultural output, especially the
growth in productivity; dampened
consumption expansion, caused by
the worldwide recession of the
early 1980 s; and increased self
sufficiency in food production,
resulting from policy changes.
Over the next several years,
competition will remain intense for
world markets, but lower prices
should slow productivity gains and
market growth should pick up as
global economic growth recovers.
U.S. farm income has come
increasingly from the government
in the 1980 s, with the decline in
agricultural exports and in farm
prices. Direct payments alone in
1986 are expected to amount to $l2
or $l3 billion, accounting for over
one-fourth of net cash income of
some $44 billion. In the 19705,
direct payments accounted for
about 7 percent of cash income.
The outlook for the next few
years is for a continuation of large
government payments. Market
prices likely will remain under
• pressure because of slowly
growing demand and relatively
large commodity supplies.
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