How does the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) try to protect soil for future agriculture? A) The CRP pays farmers not to grow crops on land that is not very well suited for crop production. B) The CRP provides grants to farmers willing to use contour farming. C) The CRP is a policy that makes it illegal to plant the same crop on a piece of land three years in a row. D) The CRP imposes financial penalties on farmers who do not employ shelter-belts in areas prone to wind erosion.

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Abigail

14 July, 15:41

How does the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) try to protect soil for future agriculture? A) The CRP pays farmers not to grow crops on land that is not very well suited for crop production. B) The CRP provides grants to farmers willing to use contour farming. C) The CRP is a policy that makes it illegal to plant the same crop on a piece of land three years in a row. D) The CRP imposes financial penalties on farmers who do not employ shelter-belts in areas prone to wind erosion.

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Morgan Massey · Answer 1

A) The CRP pays farmers not to grow crops on land that is not very well suited for crop production.

Explanation:

Conservation Reserve Programme (CRP) which was created by the Food Security Act of 1985, in the United States establishes, pays a yearly rental payment to the farmers, so that the farmers would not grow crops on the land that is not very well suited for crop production.