Don’t Forget Farmland is a Part of America’s Great Outdoors

Recently, President Obama attended the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors to speak and sign a memorandum that sets a 21st century conservation agenda to bridge public and private efforts to conserve outdoor spaces (including farmland) and connect Americans with the outdoors.

While the efforts of farmers and the importance of farmland conservation were mentioned by the

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Another State Signs On for Farmland

As of last week, add New Mexico to the list of states supporting the permanent protection of farm and ranch lands with state funding. On March 8th, Governor Bill Richardson signed the Natural Heritage Conservation Act into law.  The new legislation creates the “Natural Heritage Conservation Fund,” which will provide grants to fund

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