Cleaner water in the Chesapeake Bay: can CRP help?: a case study of the Conservation Reserve Program in Richmond County, Virginia 1985-1989

Ligon, Polly C.2014-03-142014-03-141993-04-15etd-07102010-020025http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43651The paper examines the 1985 Farm Bill-version of the Conservation ReselVe Program (CRP) as a potential water-quality improvement tool in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia. Participation levels. bidding behavior. land use options and other conditions in Richmond county. a predominantly agricultural county in Virginia's Northern Neck region. were analyzed.xii, 151 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V851 1993.L546Bays -- Virginia -- Richmond CountyCleaner water in the Chesapeake Bay: can CRP help?: a case study of the Conservation Reserve Program in Richmond County, Virginia 1985-1989Master's projecthttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07102010-020025/