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Like any business owner or operator, farmers take careful consideration when making any changes to their operations. A change that may seem relatively simple to an outsider could require new equipment, more labor or a different response to heavy rain or drought. In the end the change may turn out to be a great success, Continue reading What’s Risk Got to Do with It?: Encouraging On-Farm Conservation American Farmland Trust and other national conservation organizations heralded the recent signing by President Obama of the omnibus tax package and its provision to extend the enhanced conservation easement tax deduction for the 2010 and 2011 tax years. Originally included in the 2006 Pension Protection Act, the enhanced conservation easement tax deduction allows qualified farmers Continue reading Tax Package Will Promote the Protection of Working Farms and Ranches In New York State a farm is lost to development every three days. This startling reality has helped make the Empire State home to three of the Top Twenty Most Threatened Farming Regions in America. Together with our partners, we have made great strides in reducing the acres of farmland lost but much more Continue reading New York State Food Policy Council Considers Farmland Protection People sometimes talk about farm living as the “simple life.” It’s true that there is an inherent simplicity in connecting to the natural Continue reading Farm Land Critical to Our Nation’s Health, Prosperity This year’s summer reading list has something for everyone: hope and heroes, murder and markets, watercolor illustrations, and farm fresh recipes. If you are a fan of farms and food, you should check out our summer reading list! Edible I challenge anyone to make it through this 336 page book without becoming Continue reading Drum Roll Please: It’s the Summer Reading List! |
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