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Conservation Compliance: A Key Part of Incentive-Based Conservation

By American Farmland Trust | Published: March 7, 2012

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—“I appreciate Secretary Vilsack’s support of conservation incentives, but I believe that he has created a false choice between incentive-driven conservation and conservation compliance,” said Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT).  “Conservation compliance is nothing more than an incentive for farmers with highly sensitive lands to follow a few basic [...]

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Former Secretary of Agriculture Comments on Farm Safety Net

By American Farmland Trust | Published: November 7, 2011

In a recent opinion piece featured in the Omaha World-Herald, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter reflects on the farm safety net in the next farm bill. Writes Yeutter: Our goal should be to create a fiscally responsible, publicly accountable farm safety net. If everyone will work together cooperatively and constructively, we can re-design [...]

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    “Simply put, conservation and farmland protection are at a crossroads. Land and healthy soil are the strategic resources critical to our nation’s ability to feed itself and to secure our nation’s future. Conservation programs are vital to maintaining those resources.” — Jon Scholl, President, American Farmland Trust