This Land Is Ours

Duration: 33

Genre: Educational

Creator: United States Dept of Agriculture

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Reviews land reclamation projects directed by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Discusses conservation problems related in farming--erosion, floods, severe storms, and poor soil conditions. Reports activities in Ohio, in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and in South Carolina where corrective steps have been taken to overcome problems. Presents personal interviews with farmers who have benefited from programs described in the film., Land and water resources can be rebuilt and strengthened instead of being lost through abuse and neglect if individuals and communities will utilize financial and technical help through the Agricultural Conservation Program.

Complete Record: Reviews land reclamation projects directed by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Discusses conservation problems related in farming--erosion, floods, severe storms, and poor soil conditions. Reports activities in Ohio, in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and in South Carolina where corrective steps have been taken to overcome problems. Presents personal interviews with farmers who have benefited from programs described in the film., How the Agricultural Conservation Program gives financial and technical assistance to individuals and communities in rebuilding land that has been abused or neglected., Land and water resources can be rebuilt and strengthened instead of being lost through abuse and neglect if individuals and communities will utilize financial and technical help through the Agricultural Conservation Program.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.