1996 Farm Bill

General Information

• Digest of the Law
• Overview
• Summary
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Conservation Program Delivery Process Diagram
• Wetlands Reserve Program Fact Sheet 
• Wetlands Reserve Program Questions & Answers 
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Fact Sheet 
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Q&As
• Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) Fact Sheet
• Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) Q&As
• Conservation of Private Grazing Land Fact Sheet
• Conservation of Private Grazing Land Q&A
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Fact Sheet
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Q&A
• USDA's Natural Resources Programs Fact Sheet
• Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Info
• Changes to the Wetland Conservation Provisions-Fact Sheet
• Certified Wetland Determinations-Fact Sheet
• Wetland Functions and Values-Fact Sheet
• Minimal Effect Determinations-Fact Sheet
• Mitigation-Fact Sheet
• Wetland Conservation Provisions (Swampbuster)-Q&A
• Farmland Protection Program-Fact Sheet
• Farmland Protection Program- Q&A

Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) Provisions-Fact Sheets

• Changes
• Good Faith Exemptions
• Relief for Undue Economic Hardship
• Violations Found During the Regular Provision of USDA Technical Assistance
• Expedited Variances
• Acreage Released from the Conservation Reserve Program
• Self-Certification
• On-Farm Research and Field Trials