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What is the main goal of the farmland Protection Policy?
The purpose of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201 et seq, implementing regulations 7 CFR Part 658, of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, as amended) is to minimize the effect of Federal programs on the unnecessary and irreversible conversion of farmland to nonagricultural uses.
Why is farmland protection important?
Farmland provides food and cover for wildlife, helps control flooding, protects wetlands and watersheds and maintains air quality. In addition, new energy crops grown on farmland have the potential to replace fossil fuels. Well-managed agricultural land generates more in local tax revenues than it costs in services.
What is the farmland Protection Act?
FARMLAND PROTECTION – Farmland Protection Policy Act The Farmland Protection Policy Act discourages Federal activities that would convert farmland to nonagricultural purposes. Prime and important farmland includes all land that is defined as prime, unique, or farmlands of statewide or local importance.
Why was the farmland Protection Act created?
Purpose. The FPPA is intended to minimize the impact Federal programs have on the unnecessary and irreversible conversion of farmland to nonagricultural uses.
What is the importance of land in agriculture?
Land – a notion which broadly includes climate, topography, vegetation, soils and other natural resources – is the basis for agriculture, and the interaction between these components is vital for determining the productivity and sustainability of agro-ecosystems.
What three strategies does the American Farmland Trust use to protect farmland?
As the movement’s leaders, we have three priorities: protecting agricultural land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land. AFT is the only national agricultural organization that approaches its work in this comprehensive, holistic manner.
What is the best way to preserve arable farm land?
Such strategies include agricultural zoning, agricultural buffers, right-to-farm ordinances, transfer or purchase of development rights programs, farmland mitigation requirements, and cluster or conservation development regulations.
How can we protect agricultural land?
Avoid mechanical soil disturbance to the extent possible. Avoid soil compaction beyond the elasticity of the soil. Maintain or improve soil organic matter during rotations until reaching an equilibrium level. Maintain organic cover through crop residues and cover crops to minimize erosion loss by wind and/or water.
For what purposes are land resources used?
Land resources are used for the following purposes: Forests. Land not available for cultivation: Barren and waste land; land used for buildings, roads, etc. Other uncultivated land: Permanent pastures and grazing lands.
Why is the American Farmland Trust important?
American Farmland Trust launched the conservation agriculture movement and has been bringing agriculture and the environment together since 1980. We take a holistic approach to farmland and ranchland, protecting it from development, promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on it.
Why is American Farmland Trust work important?
American Farmland Trust’s mission is to save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land. Our work as the only agricultural land trust with a national scope enables us to take on projects that other groups cannot.
How can we protect farmland from development?
Protection Strategies Such strategies include agricultural zoning, agricultural buffers, right-to-farm ordinances, transfer or purchase of development rights programs, farmland mitigation requirements, and cluster or conservation development regulations.