| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q67c. In your experience, what is the primary hindrance you have in carrying out HELC and WC provisions?: Lack of guidance from NRCS. |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Arkansas | 4.2 | 95.8 | 24 |
| California | 5.0 | 95.0 | 20 |
| Colorado | 0.0 | 100.0 | 26 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Georgia | 9.4 | 90.6 | 32 |
| Iowa | 0.0 | 100.0 | 67 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 21 |
| Illinois | 0.0 | 100.0 | 57 |
| Indiana | 4.2 | 95.8 | 48 |
| Kansas | 1.5 | 98.5 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 2.2 | 97.8 | 45 |
| Louisiana | 4.8 | 95.2 | 21 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Michigan | 0.0 | 100.0 | 31 |
| Minnesota | 3.5 | 96.5 | 57 |
| Missouri | 2.5 | 97.5 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 3.3 | 96.7 | 30 |
| Montana | 3.3 | 96.7 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 2.5 | 97.5 | 40 |
| North Dakota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 35 |
| Nebraska | 0.0 | 100.0 | 62 |
| New Mexico | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11 |
| New York | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| Ohio | 5.3 | 94.7 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0 | 100.0 | 41 |
| Oregon | 6.7 | 93.3 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| South Dakota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 37 |
| Tennessee | 10.3 | 89.7 | 39 |
| Texas | 3.8 | 96.2 | 79 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 100.0 | 7 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Washington | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 4.2 | 95.8 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 14.3 | 85.7 | 7 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| All States | 2.3 | 97.7 | 1,283 |