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Agricultural Policy Reform: An Argument For A Soil Erosion Tax, Alex M. Ingulsrud
Agricultural Policy Reform: An Argument For A Soil Erosion Tax, Alex M. Ingulsrud
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
The purpose of this research is to examine the history of soil erosion and US agricultural policy in order to show why a soil erosion tax would be a good policy. Part A of this essay focuses on the dust bowl as an archetype for modern agriculture and ecological limits. Historical lessons are drawn from the dust bowl that illustrate why a soil erosion tax would be more practical than past policies for agricultural policy to coerce farmers into implement soil conversation practices. Part B of this essay examines the current dilemma of soil erosion and agricultural policy, why a …