@article{LandandWaterPolicyCommittee:329984,
      recid = {329984},
      author = {Land and Water Policy Committee, United States Department  of Agriculture},
      title = {Land and Water Resources:  A Policy Guide},
      address = {1962-09},
      number = {1962-2023-044},
      pages = {86},
      year = {1962},
      note = {This report is a revision of a preliminary report  distributed to participants in a National Conference on  Land and People called by the Secretary of Agriculture on  January 15, 1962.},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the report:  The establishment of a USDA  Land and Water Policy Committee and the preparation of this  report were authorized in Secretary’s Memorandum No. 1464,  August 24, 1961.  The initial Committee assignment was to  review the present and prospective land, forest, and water  resource situation, appraise implications for Department  activities, and prepare policy and program recommendations.   In formulating and carrying out land and water programs,  the Department will cooperate with other Federal agencies,  also with State and local agencies.  The guiding principles  and recommended policy presented are designed to provide a  comprehensive and long-range framework for orienting the  formulation and operation of Department land and water  programs and activities so as to improve the well-being of  farm people and of all citizens.  The target year selected  was 1980 and projections to that date were based on  influences expected to affect levels and trends in such  factors as population growth, economic activity,  technology, yields, imports and exports, and the  requirements of the various uses competing for land and  water resources. The projections used should be regarded  primarily as reflecting likely directions of change rather  than as precise expectations.  Material variations in the  plausible range of particular projections such as crop  yields, population, and exports would significantly affect  the calculated resource requirements.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329984},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.329984},
}