Conserving use acreage is farmland diverted from crop production to an approved cultural practice that prevents erosion or other degradation. Though crops are not produced, conserving use is considered an agricultural use of the land.
In the United States, the United States Department of Agriculture pays some farmers to preserve ecologically significant land. The farmers may be asked to plant native species to aid ecological recovery.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Conservation Reserve Program". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.
