Timothy L. Mortensen

Economic Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program in North Dakota

Abstract The short‐run economic impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in North Dakota are estimated by using an input‐output model together with results from a statewide survey of CRP participants. Net direct reductions in production expenditures and household income resulting from the program totaled

Landowner characteristics and the economic impact of the conservation reserve program in North Dakota

55 million, with about 62 percent of the effect occurring in the retail sector. The total impact of the program is about

Outlook of North Dakota Farm Households: Results of the 1988 Longitudinal Farm Survey

141 million, or only about 0.5 percent of the states baseline economic activity. Local areas with high concentration of CRP land and businesses that depend heavily on farm input sales may be affected disproportionately.