U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)

Q62. If a farmer is in violation of conservation compliance provisions on highly erodible land, how likely is it that the NRCS field office will automatically grant either a variance or an exemption to the producer in the first year?

Very likely (percent) Likely (percent) As likely as not (percent) Unlikely (percent) Very unlikely (percent) Number of respondents

Alabama 12.5 22.5 20.0 22.5 22.5 40

Arkansas 4.5 50.0 18.2 22.7 4.5 22

California 12.5 25.0 6.3 31.3 25.0 16

Colorado 13.2 28.9 31.6 13.2 13.2 38

Florida 7.7 46.2 7.7 23.1 15.4 13

Georgia 21.1 28.9 15.8 18.4 15.8 38

Iowa 5.1 22.8 19.0 31.6 21.5 79

Idaho 27.3 9.1 18.2 36.4 9.1 22

Illinois 16.7 12.5 26.4 33.3 11.1 72

Indiana 21.8 36.4 27.3 9.1 5.5 55

Kansas 15.1 27.9 17.4 19.8 19.8 86

Kentucky 23.1 49.2 12.3 10.8 4.6 65

Louisiana 10.7 10.7 35.7 28.6 14.3 28

Maryland 33.3 25.0 8.3 25.0 8.3 12

Michigan 32.4 5.9 29.4 23.5 8.8 34

Minnesota 36.2 32.8 17.2 8.6 5.2 58

Missouri 17.6 26.5 26.5 16.2 13.2 68

Mississippi 16.1 37.1 24.2 11.3 11.3 62

Montana 24.3 37.8 18.9 10.8 8.1 37

North Carolina 8.8 21.1 28.1 24.6 17.5 57

North Dakota 23.9 37.0 10.9 21.7 6.5 46

Nebraska 13.6 18.2 27.3 18.2 22.7 66

New Mexico 18.8 25.0 25.0 6.3 25.0 16

New York 16.2 21.6 24.3 32.4 5.4 37

Ohio 15.6 26.7 15.6 24.4 17.8 45

Oklahoma 10.0 34.0 22.0 24.0 10.0 50

Oregon 0.0 15.4 23.1 46.2 15.4 13

Pennsylvania 11.4 20.0 25.7 20.0 22.9 35

South Carolina 11.1 33.3 16.7 16.7 22.2 18

South Dakota 15.0 27.5 25.0 17.5 15.0 40

Tennessee 12.8 44.7 10.6 17.0 14.9 47

Texas 16.8 37.0 18.5 17.6 10.1 119

Utah 0.0 14.3 28.6 42.9 14.3 7

Virginia 13.5 37.8 29.7 10.8 8.1 37

Washington 0.0 0.0 41.2 35.3 23.5 17

Wisconsin 15.7 23.5 25.5 23.5 11.8 51

West Virginia 6.3 25.0 31.3 25.0 12.5 16

States with fewer than 15 respondents 9.8 34.1 29.3 19.5 7.3 41

All States 16.0 28.5 21.9 20.4 13.2 1,603

	Very likely (percent)	Likely (percent)	As likely as not (percent)	Unlikely (percent)	Very unlikely (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	12.5	22.5	20.0	22.5	22.5	40
Arkansas	4.5	50.0	18.2	22.7	4.5	22
California	12.5	25.0	6.3	31.3	25.0	16
Colorado	13.2	28.9	31.6	13.2	13.2	38
Florida	7.7	46.2	7.7	23.1	15.4	13
Georgia	21.1	28.9	15.8	18.4	15.8	38
Iowa	5.1	22.8	19.0	31.6	21.5	79
Idaho	27.3	9.1	18.2	36.4	9.1	22
Illinois	16.7	12.5	26.4	33.3	11.1	72
Indiana	21.8	36.4	27.3	9.1	5.5	55
Kansas	15.1	27.9	17.4	19.8	19.8	86
Kentucky	23.1	49.2	12.3	10.8	4.6	65
Louisiana	10.7	10.7	35.7	28.6	14.3	28
Maryland	33.3	25.0	8.3	25.0	8.3	12
Michigan	32.4	5.9	29.4	23.5	8.8	34
Minnesota	36.2	32.8	17.2	8.6	5.2	58
Missouri	17.6	26.5	26.5	16.2	13.2	68
Mississippi	16.1	37.1	24.2	11.3	11.3	62
Montana	24.3	37.8	18.9	10.8	8.1	37
North Carolina	8.8	21.1	28.1	24.6	17.5	57
North Dakota	23.9	37.0	10.9	21.7	6.5	46
Nebraska	13.6	18.2	27.3	18.2	22.7	66
New Mexico	18.8	25.0	25.0	6.3	25.0	16
New York	16.2	21.6	24.3	32.4	5.4	37
Ohio	15.6	26.7	15.6	24.4	17.8	45
Oklahoma	10.0	34.0	22.0	24.0	10.0	50
Oregon	0.0	15.4	23.1	46.2	15.4	13
Pennsylvania	11.4	20.0	25.7	20.0	22.9	35
South Carolina	11.1	33.3	16.7	16.7	22.2	18
South Dakota	15.0	27.5	25.0	17.5	15.0	40
Tennessee	12.8	44.7	10.6	17.0	14.9	47
Texas	16.8	37.0	18.5	17.6	10.1	119
Utah	0.0	14.3	28.6	42.9	14.3	7
Virginia	13.5	37.8	29.7	10.8	8.1	37
Washington	0.0	0.0	41.2	35.3	23.5	17
Wisconsin	15.7	23.5	25.5	23.5	11.8	51
West Virginia	6.3	25.0	31.3	25.0	12.5	16
States with fewer than 15 respondents	9.8	34.1	29.3	19.5	7.3	41
All States	16.0	28.5	21.9	20.4	13.2	1,603