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Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Background ... A. America's Soil Erosion Problem ... B. The Impetus for Conservation Reserve Legislation

III. The Conservation Reserve Program, Its Goals and Operation ... A. Description of the Conservation Reserve Program ... B. Goals of the Conservation Reserve Program ... C. The Conservation Reserve Program Details and Operation ... 1. Eligibility, Enrollment, and Bid Consideration ... 2. Participant Obligations ... 3. Government Obligations ... 4. The Conservation Reserve Program Contract ... 5. Damages for Breach ... 6. Restrictions

IV. Applicability of the Sodbuster Provision to Conservation Reserve Program Land

V. Role of Trees in the Conservation Reserve Program ... A. The Value of Conservation Trees ... B. Trees and the Conservation Reserve Program ... 1. Legislative History ... 2. Implementation

VI. The Conservation Reserve Program in Nebraska ... A. Statistics and Scope of Program ... B. Tree Planting ... C. A Typical Conservation Reserve Program Contract in Nebraska

VII. Proposals for Legislative and Administrative Changes in the Conservation Reserve Program ... A. Conservation Trees ... 1. Rationale ... 2. Proposals ... B. Native Grasses ... 1. Rationale ... 2. Proposals ... C. Overall Conservation Reserve Program Effectiveness and Administration ... 1. Rationale ... 2. Proposals

VIII. Conclusion

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