The Conservation Reserve, the largest U.S. land retirement program, holds 25.58 mln ac, down 30 pct from its peak of 36.77 mln ac in 2007, at latest count by USDA. The decline in enrollment coincides with the boom in agricultural prices that began in the middle of the past decade. The boom inspired questions whether fragile land is going… » Read More
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