Hours Spent on Conservation Program Applications
| EQIP, CRP, and Other Programs | CSP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | N | Mean | Median | N | Mean | Median |
| Learning about the program in general, on your own or at meetings? | 91 | 2.8 | 2 | 77 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Planning or designing specific practices for your farm (on your own or in meetings with USDA staff, contractors, or others)? | 91 | 2.5 | 1 | 77 | 5.7 | 2 |
| Collecting information (e.g., field characteristics, maps, soil test results) that was needed to fill out program application forms? | 91 | 1.8 | 0 | 77 | 6.7 | 2 |
| Filling out the program application forms? | 91 | 1.3 | 1 | 77 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Total, ex ante hours | 91 | 8.4 | 6 | 77 | 20.5 | 11 |
| If your offer was accepted, understanding and signing the contract? | 77 | 0.8 | 1 | 75 | 1.6 | 1 |
| If your offer was accepted, documenting compliance after the practices were installed or adopted? | 77 | 1.1 | 1 | 75 | 6.4 | 2 |
| Total, expost hours | 77 | 1.9 | 2 | 75 | 8.0 | 3 |
Source: 2012 Agricultural Resources Management Survey.
Note: CRP, Conservation Reserve Program; CSP, Conservation Stewardship Program; EQIP, Environmental Quality Incentive Program.