[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR701.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 701--CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart--Agricultural Conservation Program
 
Sec. 701.9  Conservation practices.

    Conservation practices as specified by the Deputy Administrator, 
State and County Operations, FSA, are made available nationally under 
the Agricultural Conservation Program and may be included in the State 
and county programs. Practices shall not be primarily production 
oriented or have little or no conservation or pollution abatement 
benefits. The practices are designed to be consistent with the 
agricultural conservation policy stated in section 7 of the Soil 
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, and national 
program policy, and are developed primarily to meet a definite need to 
accomplish one or more of the following:
    (a) Establish long-lasting protective cover.
    (b) Improve or sustain existing protective cover.
    (c) Conserve or safely dispose of water.
    (d) Benefit wildlife.

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    (e) Establish or improve stands of forest trees.
    (f) Give protection against soil erosion.
    (g) Prevent or abate agricultural-related pollution of water, land, 
and air.
    (h) Meet special State or county conservation needs.
    (i) Encourage energy conservation practices.

[45 FR 49522, July 25, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 939, Jan. 8, 1982]