Agri-Pulse: “Report Finds Conservation Reserve Program Has No Long-Term Impact on Rural Population Loss”
This story details the key finding of a new RFF report.
“A new report from an environmental think tank suggests the Conservation Reserve Program does not fuel long-term population loss and may actually raise rural employment and business activity.
An economic analysis of the CRP program, released by Resources for the Future, found that a 1,000-acre increase in a county’s CRP acreage boosts rural employment by 0.06 percent annually over the first three years, ‘with gains tapering off by year five.’ On average, that ‘implies an additional 8 rural jobs per 1,000 acres enrolled,’ the report said.”
