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Recent NRCS Economics Work

Economic Case Studies (Additions in August 2020)
Conservation Practice Benefit-Cost Templates for all Practices
All NRCS FY2019 state payment schedules and conservation practice scenarios, Earlier Payment Schedules
Conservation Webinars Portal, Hundreds of Conservation Training Webinars
Extending Grazing and Reducing Stored Feed Needs
Adding Livestock to Your Farm, NRCS Illinois Technical Note
Land Values for all US States and Counties 1850 to 2017. Can be used for indexing older Ag. Damages/Benefits in Older Watershed Projects for EWP and Rehab.
Economic Case Studies
Conservation Practice Physical Effects (CPPE), and Conservation Effects Tools for Conservation Planning
Conservation Effects for Decisionmakers (CED)
Cover Crop Economics is a user-friendly economic assessment tool to assess the costs and benefits of incorporating cover crops into a crop rotation. The tool assesses both the short term and long term expected costs and benefits. Contact Lauren Cartwright with any problems or concerns accessing the tool from this site.
NRCS IMPLAN Work
FY20 Watershed Discount Rate = 2.75%, 3.4% for other work . Normalized Prices for use in FY2019 and earlier years
Quick spreadsheet of the most common indexes and discount rates (xlsx, 93 KB), updated Monthly

NRCS Economics References

September, 2016 Revision of General Manual Title 200 - Economics Part 400 - Policy
. Comparison of September, 2016 and June 2010 versions, GM - 200