11:374:279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Land-Grant University, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural Adjustment Act

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior
• Course: 11:374:279
• Professor: Schoolman

Document Summary

Homesteading (1862-1934) 270 million acres (10% of all u. s. land) given away to people who promise to make it productive (usually by farming). Homesteading is a cornucopian outlook because they look at the land as an economic opportunity. American progress, ultimately making the u. s. a stronger country. This granted federal funding to start universities that focused on applied arts. they wanted scientists to figure out ways to make agriculture more productive. Hatch act (1887) creates agricultural experiment stations at land grants. What were some of the environmental (and eventually economic) consequences that resulted from the federal government"s policies to encourage farming in the midwest and. The crops were not being turned, resulting in loose top soil. The crops were taking the nutrients from the soil. Surplus crops result in prices too low for farmers to live on. How did the new deal reflect a new approach to farm policy that was more.