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U.S. program to save fragile land shrinks in size to 25-year low

2013-07-23 00:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. program that pays farmers to idle fragile cropland soon will protect the smallest amount of land in a quarter-century, the government said on Monday, the result of several years of sky-high commodity prices that have encouraged farmers to plant as much as possible. The Conservation Reserve will hold roughly 25.3 million acres (10.2 million hectares) on October 1, down in size by one-third from its peak of 36.8 million acres in 2007. It would be the smallest area in the long-term set...

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