7 U.S.C. § 5821: Integrated management systems

to encourage producers to adopt integrated crop and livestock management practices and systems that minimize or abate adverse environmental impacts, reduce soil erosion and loss of water and nutrients, enhance the efficient use of on-farm and off-farm inputs, and maintain or increase profitability and long-term productivity; to develop knowledge and information on integrated crop and livestock management systems and practices to assist agricultural producers in the adoption of these systems and practices; to accumulate and analyze information on agricultural production practices researched or developed under programs established under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title, 1 and other appropriate programs of the Department of Agriculture to further the development of integrated crop and livestock management systems; 1 See References in Text note below. to facilitate the adoption of whole-farm integrated crop and livestock management systems through demonstration projects on individual farms, including small and limited resource farms, throughout the United States; and to evaluate and recommend appropriate integrated crop and livestock management policies and programs. water quality is impaired as a result of local or regional agricultural production practices; or the adoption of such practices may aid in the recovery of endangered or threatened species. optimum use of available resources and improved production and financial efficiency for producers; identifying and prioritizing the research and educational needs of the livestock industry relating to production and financial efficiency, competitiveness, environmental stability, and food safety; and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023.