[Note: The index is alphabetized word-by-word (e.g., Land use
precedes Landlords).]

Acidification, 48

Acreage Reduction Program (ARP), 10, 12

Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), 274-76, 319
terminated by Farm Act of 1996, 258

Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978
(AFIDA), reporting requirements, 333

Agricultural Land Values Survey (ALVS), 329

Agricultural lands. See also Cropland; Grassland pasture and
range

agricultural land values. See Farm real estate values
Agricultural Land Values Survey (ALVS), 329

cash rents, 54, 57-58, 62

definitions, 12, 24, 38

farm real estate values. See Farm real estate values
Farmland Protection Program (FPP), 257
forest lands. See Forest lands

grazing lands. See Grassland pasture and range

irrigated lands. See Irrigation

land quality. See Soil quality
leasing of farmland, 30-34

ownership and leasing. See Land tenure
protection/preservation efforts, 11-15, 36-37
prime farmland classification as soil/land
quality measurement technique, 42-44
property rights issues. See Property rights
rangelands. See Grassland pasture and range
soil quality. See Soil quality

taxes, real estate, 60-62. See Farm real estate taxes

tenure issues, ownership and leasing of farmland, 30-34.

See also Land tenure

wetlands. See Wetlands

Agricultural Marketing Service

pesticide record-keeping, 263

Agricultural productivity, 241-44

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 243, 251, 262-63

Agricultural Resource Conservation Demonstration Project, 36
Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS), 329

Air pollution and control

air quality, conflicts among land uses, 19
carbon dioxide, 21, 158

crop residue management, reduced carbon dioxide
emissions, 158

CRIS (Current Research Information System), 332

CRM. See Crop residue management

Crop acreage base, defined, 12

Crop residue management (CRM), 155-74

Action Plan, 167

adoption and use, 163-70, 250

factors affecting, 163-71

benefits from adoption and long-term usage, 155-58

Crop Residue Management (CRM) Survey, 331-32
definitions, 156

economic benefits, 157, 163

erosion reduction benefits, 155-57

farm machinery industry, effect on, 150

groundwater quality, pesticide and nutrient application/
absorption issues, 170-71

highly erodable land (HEL) issues, 167-69, 301

historic overview, 155

long-term soil productivity benefits, 157

major crops, use on, 160-63, 165

moisture retention benefits, 157

national use, 158-60

nutrient management problems, 170

application/absorption concerns, groundwater
quality issues, 170-71
pesticide use, 164-66

application/absorption concerns, groundwater
quality issues, 170-71

production costs, impact on adoption, 166-67
production management techniques, 155-74
regional use, 158-60

runoff inhibition and capture benefits, 157

soil productivity benefits, 157

surveys, Crop Residue Management (CRM) Survey, 331-32

water infiltration benefits, 157

weed control and tillage systems, 168

yield response, 163-64

Cropland

biomass and fuel production, 20

cash rents, 54, 57-58, 62

climate change, 21

definitions, 12, 24

Federal programs, 10, 12

harvested cropland acreage estimates, 7-10

idled acreage under Federal programs, 10
irrigated. See Irrigation

land use issues, 2-26

land use in contiguous 48 States, 2-3
ownership, 28

pest control. See Pest management; Pesticides
preservation of agricultural lands, 11-15

real estate values. See Farm real estate values
residue. See Crop residue management
rotation of crops. See Cropping management