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Agricultural Conservation Program
Type	Program
Sponsor Organization	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Top Organization	N/A
Creation Legislation	Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936
Website	N/A
Purpose
Program Start
Initial Funding
Duration
Historic	No

The Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) was a United States government program administered by the Farm Service Agency. It was the first conservation cost-sharing program, established by Congress in 1936 in the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.^[1]^[2] The ACP and paid farmers up to $3,500 per year^{[citation needed]} as an incentive to install approved practices for soil conservation and to protect water quality.

The ACP was terminated in the 1996 farm bill and replaced by a new Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).^[3]

References

↑ United States. Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936. Pub. L. 74–461 Approved February 29, 1936.
↑ "Honoring 85 Years of NRCS – A Brief History". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/about/history/?cid=nrcs143_021392.
↑ United States. Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Pub. L. 104–127 (text) (PDF) Approved April 4, 1996.

This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach, Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition, Congressional Research Service, http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf ^{[dead link]}

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[1] United States. Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936. Pub. L. 74–461 Approved February 29, 1936.

[2] "Honoring 85 Years of NRCS – A Brief History". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/about/history/?cid=nrcs143_021392.

[3] United States. Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Pub. L. 104–127 (text) (PDF) Approved April 4, 1996.

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 The '''Agricultural Conservation Program''' (ACP) was a United States government program administered by the [[Farm Service Agency]]. It was the first conservation cost-sharing program, established by [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1936 in the [[Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act]].<ref>United States. Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936. {{uspl|74|461}} Approved February 29, 1936.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Honoring 85 Years of NRCS – A Brief History |url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/about/history/?cid=nrcs143_021392 |access-date=2020-05-17 |publisher=U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service |location=Washington, D.C. |archive-date=2020-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712014646/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/about/history/?cid=nrcs143_021392 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ACP and paid farmers up to $3,500 per year{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} as an incentive to install approved practices for [[soil conservation]] and to protect [[water quality]].