Environmental services and agriculture / 
Karl T. Poston, editor. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Agriculture issues and policies series .
 - Agriculture issues and policies series. .
<br/><br/> "This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a United States Department of Agriculture publication."--p. [vii]. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-91) and index. 
<br/><br/>ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND AGRICULTURE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; SUMMARY; What Is the Issue?; What Did the Study Find?; How Was the Study Conducted?; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FROMAGRICULTURE; WATER QUALITY; AIR QUALITY; WILDLIFE; Grassland Habitat; Wetland Habitat; DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; SUMMARY; MARKET BASICS; MARKETS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; WHY DO MARKETS FAIL?; Public Goods; Transaction Costs; Uncertainty; Institutional Barriers; SUMMARY; WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM CURRENTMARKETS?; WATER QUALITY MARKETS; TRADING CAN REDUCE THE COST OF LOWERING EMISSIONS. Issues in Demand for Credits from AgricultureIssues in Supply of Credits from Agriculture; Future Role for Agriculture in Trading Programs?; Data and Analysis; Results; GREENHOUSE GASES AND AGRICULTURE; Issues in Demand for GHG Reductions; Regulatory Markets; Voluntary Markets; Issues in Supply of Carbon Sequestration; Issues in the Supply of Methane Capture; WETLANDS' ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ANDAGRICULTURE; Wetland Mitigation Markets; Issues in Supply; Issues in Demand; Balancing Supply and Demand; The Competitiveness of Mitigation Markets; MARKET INCENTIVES FOR WILDLIFE; Background. Supply IssuesDemand Issues; A Policy Simulation; Implications; "USDA ORGANIC" AND OTHER ECO-LABELS INAGRICULTURE; National Organic Standards Define an Ecological ProductionSystem; Issues in Supply: Major Farm Sectors Lag in Adopting OrganicSystems; Issues in Demand; Emerging Eco-labels; Summary; LESSONS LEARNED AND POTENTIAL ROLESFOR GOVERNMENT; ISSUE: PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ISSUE: STANDARDS AND VERIFICATION; ISSUE: COST OF INFORMATION; ISSUE: BRINGING TOGETHER BUYERS AND SELLERS; ISSUE: COORDINATING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITHMARKETS; ISSUE: THE ROLE OF POLICY. MARKETS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWERREFERENCES; APPENDIX: PREDICTING THE LOCATION OFNEW MITIGATION BANKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781617284069 1617284068 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020685320 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA989741  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015367324  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.<br/>Environmental policy--United States.<br/>Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.<br/>Agriculture and state--United States.<br/>Pollution control industry--United States.<br/>BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Agribusiness.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.<br/>Agriculture and state.<br/>Agriculture--Economic aspects.<br/>Agriculture--Environmental aspects.<br/>Environmental policy.<br/>Pollution control industry.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>S589.755 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.1873