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| 3 Part of FAIR, it assists farmers with environmental or conservation upgrades | 1 Most important person in conservation |
| 9 Under this, the government pays farmers $50 an acre annually to place 36 million acres of vulnerable cropland into a reserve | 2 This act from 1985 requires farmers to come up with and use soil conservation methods to be eligible for subsidies |
| 10 U.N. agency directly concerned with soil conservation | 4 Enacted in 1996, this weakened or rescinded a lot of subsidies and controls, putting them more at the mercy of the market |
| 11 This USDA program subsidizes alternative farming methods | 5 Part of fair, it encourages partnerships seeking new solutions to conservation problems |
| 6 A cooperative of 8 Asian nations that takes successful methods discovered in one region and spreads them through modern infotech, access to qualified specialists and training for farmers | |
| 7 In 1996, over 100 nations ratified the Convention to Combat _______________ | |
| 8 U.S. agency directly concerned with soil conservation |