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Preserving
Wilderness and Farmland
Tools For Saving Farmland
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This is a brief introduction to some of the tools and techniques that state and local governments are using to protect farmland and ensure the economic viability of agriculture. Some of these methods are widely used. Others are new and experimental. There are regulatory and incentive-based strategies and a combination of both of these type programs are the key to successful farmland preservation. The primary advantage for regulatory strategies is that they can be put in place relatively quickly, and typically require no public expenditure. Large areas of farmland can be protected with a single legislative vote. Incentive programs use voluntary techniques where landowners can choose whether they want to take advantage of the benefits that are offered and unlike the regulatory strategies, several of the incentive based programs protect farmland permanently. There is plenty more detailed information on these programs, state laws, and other tools that are available. I am not an expert on this subject. In fact, I'm just a concerned citizen and have spent some of my spare time researching, talking with people, writing letters all in effort to do my part to Preserve, Protect and Pass On this wonderful home of ours. I encourage you to do the same.
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info@butterflyhollow.com
Butterfly
Hollow
Gordonsville,
TN 38563