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 ⓘ
country 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 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Great Depression ⓘ
implementedBy Farm Security Administration ⓘ
Resettlement Administration ⓘ
Soil Conservation Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
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 ⓘ
partOf Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ⓘ
New Deal ⓘ
relatedTo Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation programs ⓘ
New Deal agricultural adjustment policies ⓘ
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 ⓘ