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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) “The prairie has to have fire or it’s going to be gone—we’re going to lose it to the encroachment of trees.” Those are the words of rancher Ed Koger of southwest Kansas.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Better-Grazing-Through-Burning/3554/
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Natural Resources Conservation Service This booklet serves as a call-to-action to reduce cheatgrass and other invasive annual grasses in sagebrush country by providing information on the invasive annual grass issue, laying out a proactive strategy for tackling the problem, and describing some actions land managers can take to fight back.& ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Tackling-Idahos-Cheatgrass-Challenge/3774/
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Cornell University Cooperative Extension; NYS Department of Environmental Conservation It is often difficult for landowners to cultivate desirable plant species on their property. An even more frustrating task is keeping unwanted plants at bay.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Controlling-Invasive-Species/1116/
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Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Board, Inc. This publication was prepared in response to requests from local advisors, farmers, and ranchers for a simple guide to the first step in identifying alternative income-producing agricultural enterprises and agritourism opportunities.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Taking-the-First-Step--Farm-and-Ranch-Alternative-Enterprise-and-Agritourism-Resource-Evaluation-Guide/1777/
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Conservation Technology Information Center and the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program This document summarizes information from farmers across the United States, both users and non-users of cover crops, who responded to a cover crop survey.
https://www.landcan.org/article/20132014-Cover-Crop-Survey-Report/2501/
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National Young Farmers Coalition A farmer's guide to working with land trusts.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Finding-Farmland/2578/
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Ray Hartwell and Bruce Aylward Ecosystem Economics LLC The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Ecosystem-Service-Market-Development--The-Role-and-Opportunity-for-Finance/2836/
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Forest Trends Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Leveraging-the-Landscape--State-of-the-Forest-Carbon-Markets-2012/706/
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Cary Blake The Montna farming family of Dingville, Calif., successfully integrates commercial rice production on its 3,000 acres of land with habitat enhancement practices which benefits waterbirds, thanks to a partnership with California's NRCS.
https://www.landcan.org/article/WHEP-Program-a-Winwin-For-California-Rice-Waterbirds/950/
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Erin Gray,Logan Yonavjak Investors are increasingly considering the importance of green infrastructure solutions in saving the environment.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Green-versus-gray--Natures-solutions-to-infrastructure-demands/869/
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Breana Behrens January 11th, 2014 marked Aldo Leopold’s 127th Birthday.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Happy-127th-Birthday-Aldo-Leopold/1916/
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Tom Tidwell https://www.landcan.org/article/Forest-Loss-on-the-Rebound--Sustaining-Investments-for-Americas-Natural-Resource-Future/1007/
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Erik Hoffner Land trusts across the country are preserving agricultural lands to support local food systems.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Local-Food-a-Growing-Trend-for-Land-Trusts/831/
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Stephen J. Small, Esq. For purposes of the tax rules, the value of a property is equal to what it would sell for if it were put to the most valuable economic use that is possible under the circumstances.&n ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Appraisals-and-Valuations--How-the-Gift-is-Valued/201/
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Murray Fulton When you hear the word “buffer,” what do you think of? Maybe it evokes a safety net, a filter, or an area of shrubs and trees. In the landscape context, that’s pretty much what it is.
https://www.landcan.org/article/CONSERVE-RANKIN-COUNTY--Buffers-boast-benefits-on-and-off-farms/1133/
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Paul Hollis In the Southeast, we have some of the most thoughtful and intelligent producers in the world, and they’re willing to openly share their views and expertise in a way that reflects well on the entire agricultural community.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Farmers-Themselves-Prove-to-be-Best-Ambassadors-When-it-Comes-to-Making-the-Case-for-Agriculture/937/
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Logan Hawkes While invasive plants and energy development threaten southwest rangeland, agricultural conversion remains at the top of the list of future threats.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Invasive-plants-energy-development-threaten-Southwest-rangeland/977/
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David Bennett The USDA has released two reports on expected effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry. Included is an analysis of potential for adaptation, pest control, fire hazards, and infrastructure changes.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Climate-Change-Reports-Warn-of-Major-Agriculture-Forestry-Impacts/763/
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Strachan Donnelley For those of us who live in market economy cultures, such as the United States, we have long become accustomed to “bottom lines,” the economic or business bottom line in particular.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Bottom-Lines-and-the-Earths-Future/146/
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Breana Behrens In Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District the U.S. Supreme Court found that the district's denial of a permit to a landowner seeking to develop wetlands on his property was an unconstitutional taking.
https://www.landcan.org/article/US-Supreme-Court-Case---A-change-in-how-landowners-mitigate-development-impacts/1288/
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