U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q63. If a farmer is in violation of conservation compliance provisions on highly erodible land, how likely is it that the FSA 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 36.6 36.6 12.2 4.9 9.8 41

Arkansas 11.1 48.1 18.5 18.5 3.7 27

California 6.3 25.0 31.3 18.8 18.8 16

Colorado 27.8 36.1 25.0 5.6 5.6 36

Florida 26.7 33.3 13.3 20.0 6.7 15

Georgia 22.2 33.3 24.4 13.3 6.7 45

Iowa 51.9 23.4 13.0 10.4 1.3 77

Idaho 41.7 29.2 29.2 0.0 0.0 24

Illinois 47.1 27.1 15.7 7.1 2.9 70

Indiana 43.6 34.5 12.7 5.5 3.6 55

Kansas 20.0 27.5 16.3 26.3 10.0 80

Kentucky 41.9 40.3 8.1 8.1 1.6 62

Louisiana 25.0 28.6 25.0 14.3 7.1 28

Maryland 33.3 25.0 8.3 25.0 8.3 12

Michigan 31.6 21.1 15.8 18.4 13.2 38

Minnesota 42.4 25.4 16.9 10.2 5.1 59

Missouri 26.9 29.9 20.9 19.4 3.0 67

Mississippi 18.6 40.7 22.0 10.2 8.5 59

Montana 39.4 24.2 15.2 18.2 3.0 33

North Carolina 31.6 29.8 19.3 15.8 3.5 57

North Dakota 43.2 40.9 6.8 6.8 2.3 44

Nebraska 47.6 27.0 15.9 6.3 3.2 63

New Mexico 42.1 15.8 26.3 10.5 5.3 19

New York 37.1 31.4 8.6 17.1 5.7 35

Ohio 25.6 34.9 9.3 14.0 16.3 43

Oklahoma 29.4 31.4 21.6 15.7 2.0 51

Oregon 12.5 18.8 25.0 43.8 0.0 16

Pennsylvania 25.0 39.3 21.4 3.6 10.7 28

South Carolina 33.3 22.2 22.2 11.1 11.1 18

South Dakota 36.7 38.8 14.3 2.0 8.2 49

Tennessee 30.0 34.0 18.0 10.0 8.0 50

Texas 32.5 28.3 14.2 15.8 9.2 120

Utah 20.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 20.0 10

Virginia 17.6 38.2 17.6 17.6 8.8 34

Washington 35.0 10.0 25.0 25.0 5.0 20

Wisconsin 26.5 30.6 30.6 10.2 2.0 49

West Virginia 11.1 50.0 16.7 11.1 11.1 18

States with fewer than 15 respondents 11.8 25.5 25.5 23.5 13.7 51

All States 32.1 30.8 17.5 13.2 6.4 1,619

	Very likely (percent)	Likely (percent)	As likely as not (percent)	Unlikely (percent)	Very unlikely (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	36.6	36.6	12.2	4.9	9.8	41
Arkansas	11.1	48.1	18.5	18.5	3.7	27
California	6.3	25.0	31.3	18.8	18.8	16
Colorado	27.8	36.1	25.0	5.6	5.6	36
Florida	26.7	33.3	13.3	20.0	6.7	15
Georgia	22.2	33.3	24.4	13.3	6.7	45
Iowa	51.9	23.4	13.0	10.4	1.3	77
Idaho	41.7	29.2	29.2	0.0	0.0	24
Illinois	47.1	27.1	15.7	7.1	2.9	70
Indiana	43.6	34.5	12.7	5.5	3.6	55
Kansas	20.0	27.5	16.3	26.3	10.0	80
Kentucky	41.9	40.3	8.1	8.1	1.6	62
Louisiana	25.0	28.6	25.0	14.3	7.1	28
Maryland	33.3	25.0	8.3	25.0	8.3	12
Michigan	31.6	21.1	15.8	18.4	13.2	38
Minnesota	42.4	25.4	16.9	10.2	5.1	59
Missouri	26.9	29.9	20.9	19.4	3.0	67
Mississippi	18.6	40.7	22.0	10.2	8.5	59
Montana	39.4	24.2	15.2	18.2	3.0	33
North Carolina	31.6	29.8	19.3	15.8	3.5	57
North Dakota	43.2	40.9	6.8	6.8	2.3	44
Nebraska	47.6	27.0	15.9	6.3	3.2	63
New Mexico	42.1	15.8	26.3	10.5	5.3	19
New York	37.1	31.4	8.6	17.1	5.7	35
Ohio	25.6	34.9	9.3	14.0	16.3	43
Oklahoma	29.4	31.4	21.6	15.7	2.0	51
Oregon	12.5	18.8	25.0	43.8	0.0	16
Pennsylvania	25.0	39.3	21.4	3.6	10.7	28
South Carolina	33.3	22.2	22.2	11.1	11.1	18
South Dakota	36.7	38.8	14.3	2.0	8.2	49
Tennessee	30.0	34.0	18.0	10.0	8.0	50
Texas	32.5	28.3	14.2	15.8	9.2	120
Utah	20.0	10.0	20.0	30.0	20.0	10
Virginia	17.6	38.2	17.6	17.6	8.8	34
Washington	35.0	10.0	25.0	25.0	5.0	20
Wisconsin	26.5	30.6	30.6	10.2	2.0	49
West Virginia	11.1	50.0	16.7	11.1	11.1	18
States with fewer than 15 respondents	11.8	25.5	25.5	23.5	13.7	51
All States	32.1	30.8	17.5	13.2	6.4	1,619