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{{Short description|U.S. conservation incentive program}} | {{Short description|U.S. conservation incentive program}} | ||
{{Program | |||
|ProgramName=Agricultural Conservation Program | |||
|ProgramType=Program | |||
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture | |||
|CreationLegislation=Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 | |||
|Mission=The Agricultural Conservation Program was designed to encourage farmers to implement soil conservation and water quality protection measures by providing financial incentives. It aimed to promote sustainable farming practices to maintain and improve the health of agricultural lands. | |||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||