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{{Program | {{Program | ||
|ProgramName=Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) | |ProgramName=Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) | ||
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|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | |TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | ||
|CreationLegislation=Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 (Public Law 74-461), Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) | |CreationLegislation=Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 (Public Law 74-461), Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) | ||
|Purpose= | |Purpose=ACP, via USDA's FSA, aids farmers with conservation practices to protect soil, water, and wildlife, enhancing sustainability and water quality through funding cover crops, plowing, and wetland restoration nationwide. | ||
|Website=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/acp | |Website=https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/acp | ||
|ProgramStart=1936 | |ProgramStart=1936 | ||
|InitialFunding=$10 million | |InitialFunding=$10 million | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=Yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Short description|U.S. conservation incentive program}} | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||