Land Use & Zoning
Iowa's agricultural land preservation efforts include which program that pays farmers to restrict development on productive farmland?
AIREC farmland protection fund
BUSDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which pays landowners to retire highly erodible cropland from production✓ Correct
CIowa Homestead Act expansion program
DIowa Farmland Transfer Tax exemption
Explanation
The USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) pays Iowa farmers an annual rental rate to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production and plant it with native grasses or other cover. CRP contracts typically run 10-15 years and affect land availability and use.
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