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A recent article by Joel Salatin in Flavor Magazine, subtitled “These landscape-oriented restrictions make farming unsustainable,” calls into question the merits of conservation easements in providing for the future viability of farms subject to an easement. The author paints this conclusion with a very broad brush based on his experience with a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Continue reading Food for Thought for Joel Salatin Before I came to American Farmland Trust, I was the Counselor to the Administrator for Agricultural Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of my primary efforts at EPA was to start the first-ever agricultural advisory committee for the agency so that they might advise the agency on how environmental policy issues affect Continue reading Farmers and Environmentalists: Working Toward Mutual Understanding On Monday, President Obama released his FY 2011 Budget Proposal. At a time when we most need to invest in protecting our natural resources and keeping them healthy for the future, the President’s proposed budget would cut hundreds of millions of dollars (nearly 20%) from key farmland preservation, conservation, and water quality programs that were promised Continue reading President’s Budget Slashes Conservation Funding |
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