Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Description: Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service
• State: CO
• Date: 3/1/2003
• Title: Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

FY 2003
Performance
Measures
Goal 1 Enhance the productive capacity of soil and water resources
to enable a strong agricultural and natural resource sector.
Maintain, restore,
Cropland
and enhance the
where resource
productive capacity
management
of cropland.
systems' were
Goal
applied, millions
10.2
of acres
9.6
Cropland erosion
6.69
reduction applied,
millions of acres
Maintain, restore,
Grazing land
and enhance the
where resource
productive capacity
management
of grazing land.
systems' were
Goal
applied, millions
10.2
of acres
Maintain, restore,
Forest land where
and enhance the
tree and shrub
productive capacity
establishment
of forest land.
was applied,
Goal
millions of acres
10.2
Forest land where
9.6
the stand was
6.69
improved, millions
of acres
FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2003
Actual
Actual
Actual
Goal
Actual
10.2
9.47
9.6
6.29
6.69
9.4 7.6 7.1 5.98 5.96
10.7 11.3 11.9 10.39 11.89
0.64 0.526 0.483 0.342 0.403
0.39 0.4 0.397 0.326 0.374
'A Resource Management System (RMS) is a combination of conservation practices and resource man-
agement, for the treatment of all identified resource concerns for soil, water, air, plants, and animals,
that meets or exceeds the quality criteria in the local NRCS field office technical guide for resource
sustainability.
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