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Agricultural Conservation Easements
April 2019by: Julia Freedgood, Jennifer DempseyThis fact sheet provides definitions for agricultural conservation easements, gives an overview of its history, and describes some of the benefits and risks of this farmland protection tool. -
Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements
November 2020by: Farmland Information CenterThis fact sheet defines purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs, gives an overview of the history of PACE programs, and describes their function and purpose. -
Agricultural District Programs
September 2016This fact sheet describes state-level agricultural district programs and gives an overview of the history of the program. -
Farmland Protection Policy Act
June 2021This fact sheet gives an overview of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA), which is part of the 1981 Farm Bill and addresses the need to minimize the degree to which federal projects contribute to the conversion of farmland to other uses. -
Protecting California Farmland and Ranchland
May 2020This fact sheet gives an overview of California's Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC), a program established to help protect the state farmland and ranchland. -
2021 Status of State Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs
September 2021by: Jennifer Dempsey, Laura BarleyThis fact sheet from the American Farmland Trust’s Farmland Information Center tracks the status and summarizes important information about the 27 purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs currently active among U.S. states. -
The Farmland Protection Toolbox
PAS QuickNotes 36by: Jennifer DemseyThis edition of PAS QuickNotes presents an overview of the tools most commonly used locally to reduce farm and ranch land conversion and to permanently protect agricultural land.List price$10.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
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