Title III land conservation and utilization program

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The Title III land conservation and utilization program was a New Deal-era federal initiative that focused on rehabilitating and managing submarginal and damaged lands to promote soil conservation, sustainable agriculture, and rural development.

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instanceOf New Deal program
United States agricultural policy program
federal land conservation program
aimedAt improving economic conditions in rural areas
reducing environmental degradation from poor farming practices
stabilizing farm incomes through better land use
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn abandoned farmland
damaged land
erosion-prone land
submarginal agricultural land
hasLongTermEffect creation of federally managed conservation lands
improvement of soil and water resources on former submarginal lands
hasPurpose improvement of land utilization
land conservation
prevention of soil erosion
promotion of rural development
promotion of sustainable agriculture
reduction of farm tenancy and land misuse
reforestation of degraded lands
rehabilitation of submarginal land
soil conservation
watershed protection
historicalContext Dust Bowl NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Great Depression NERFINISHED
implementedBy Farm Security Administration NERFINISHED
Resettlement Administration NERFINISHED
Soil Conservation Service NERFINISHED
United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
influenced development of national grasslands in the United States
later federal land retirement programs
postwar soil conservation policy
legalBasis Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 NERFINISHED
partOf Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act NERFINISHED
New Deal NERFINISHED
relatedTo Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation programs
New Deal agricultural adjustment policies NERFINISHED
Resettlement Administration land-use projects
Soil Conservation Service erosion control projects
startTime 1937
usesMethod conversion of cropland to forest
conversion of cropland to grassland
cooperative agreements with local governments
federal acquisition of submarginal land
land retirement from cultivation
soil and water conservation practices

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Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 containsProvision Title III land conservation and utilization program