| 10. | In your opinion, should USDA farm commodity program participants be required to control soil erosion on their land? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Definitely yes | ||
| 2. | Probably yes | ||
| 3. | Neither yes nor no | ||
| 4. | Probably no | ||
| 5. | Definitely no | ||
| 6. | No response | ||
| 11. | In general, is it economically feasible for producers in your county to reduce the soil erosion on their land to the soil loss tolerance level? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Definitely yes | ||
| 2. | Probably yes | ||
| 3. | Neither yes nor no | ||
| 4. | Probably no | ||
| 5. | Definitely no | ||
| 6. | No response | ||
| 12. | In your opinion, how effective, if at all, are the current HELC provisions in reducing soil erosion on land in production in your county? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Extremely effective | ||
| 2. | Very effective | ||
| 3. | Moderately effective | ||
| 4. | Somewhat effective | ||
| 5. | Slightly or not effective | ||
| 6. | No response | ||
| 13. | In your opinion, how effective, if at all, would HELC provisions be in reducing soil erosion in your county if no alternative conservation systems were allowed? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Extremely effective | ||
| 2. | Very effective | ||
| 3. | Moderately effective | ||
| 4. | Somewhat effective | ||
| 5. | Slightly or not effective | ||
| 6. | Not applicable-- alternative conservation systems not used in my county | ||
| 14. | In your opinion, how effective, if at all, are sodbuster provisions in limiting conversion of native vegetation to cropland? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Extremely effective | ||
| 2. | Very effective | ||
| 3. | Moderately effective | ||
| 4. | Somewhat effective | ||
| 5. | Slightly or not effective | ||
| 6. | Not applicable | ||
| 7. | No response | ||
| 15. | In your opinion, to what extent do USDA farm commodity and crop insurance programs act as incentives to convert native vegetation to cropland? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Very great extent | ||
| 2. | Great exent | ||
| 3. | Moderate extent | ||
| 4. | Some extent | ||
| 5. | Little or no extent | ||
| 6. | No response | ||
| 16. | Compared with other conservation programs that attempt to achieve long-term soil conservation, how effective, if at all, are HELC provisions in your county? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Much more effective | ||
| 2. | More effective | ||
| 3. | About the same | ||
| 4. | Less effective | ||
| 5. | Much less effective | ||
| 6. | Not applicable-- little highly erodible land in this county | ||
| 7. | No response | ||
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