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The U. S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments from the public on seven proposals for possible changes in the nation's soil conservation programs.
An information meeting will be held on March 11 at the Manassas Holiday Inn beginning at 10 a.m. Appearing on the program from USDA State Headquarters are Bobbye J.
Jones, ■ assistant State Conservationists, SCS, and James Clarke, Program Specialist, ASCS.
Do you consider the loss of good farmland a serious problem? Are you alarmed about the misuse of soil and water resources? Should the use of conservation measures continue to be voluntary?
Who should pay for expensive conservation measures that provide few immediate benefits to the producer but have great benefits to the public, such as improved water quality, cleaner air, or reduced sedimentation to streams and reservoirs?
During the meeting, USDA officials will present the seven alternative strategies for soil conservation that have been developed. Also to be discussed are results of a twoyear
study and appraisal of the nation’s soil and water resources.
The strategies include a proposal for making soil conservation mandatory through national and state laws; a suggestion that farmers be required to carry out soil conserving measures before receiving crop insurance, price support payments or other help from USDA’s farm programs; and
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