Definition of Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP)

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Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP)

The term 'Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' This program, initiated in 1957, provided cost share and technical assistance to apply conservation on entire farms in 10 Great Plains states from the Dakotas and Montana to Texas and New Mexico. Contracts were limited to $35,000. At the end of 1995, over 6,800 farms in 558 counties with 20 million acres were participating. It was replaced by the Environmental Quality Incentives Program in the FAIR Act of 1996'.

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