>
> My question to this zoning law would be, is the original owner =
> compensated for the loss of value of the farm, ie the difference in =
> price if sold as house lots or as 40 acre farm chunks? I hate to see =
> open space lost to development. But as a farm owner I don't want my =
> right to choose taken away. We would love to sell development rights, =
> but we are not in a postion to "donate" the land to the town or state. =
> Beth
I fully agree with you on the ability to choose-- however, due to
sprawl, increased taxation, the reduction of agriculture support
services, etc. there is a need to explore the entire toolbox of land
use policy. Agricultural zoning is only one approach, and it
hopefully helps farmers retain the use-value of the land while
preventing negative land development. I could not make any
statements on selling development rights (purchase of development
rights (PDR) and transfer of development rights (TDR) only have
enabling legislation allowing for them to be used in certain states
-- and there is the further question of which land to buy and who
will pay for it. American Farmland Trust has done a good bit of
research into this area, especially in the Chicago-area. The PACE
conference mentioned below might also be a good place to check.)
Either way, good luck.
Patrick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Schmitmeyer <ps@erinet.com>
> To: Sanet <sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:05 AM
> Subject: 40 Acres
> =20
> =20
> Hi again Patrick and all,
> I must be missing the point here somewhere or left out some =
> details. In the zoning area I mentioned, the land was all zoned =
> agricultural with the smallest amount to be sold off to anyone would be =
> the 40 acres. This means; no housing, no factories, no streets, no =
> nothing but one house.
> Am I still missing something?
> Paul
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> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:16:45 -0500
> From: "Wilson, Dale" <WILSONDO@phibred.com>
> Subject: RE: Johnsongrass seeds
>
> Lawrence,
>
> >> To ensure problem is not repeated next year, when
> >> johnsongrass leaves appear, wipe with sponge soaked in
> >> abour 4% solution of Roundup. Wear rubber gloves.
>
> > To ensure no further problems contaminating you or your
> > property with the dreaded RoundUp (TM), take unused portion,
> > in original container back to where you bought it and demand
> > your money be returned since they wittingly sold you a
> > product only the HAZMAT people should be allowed to handle.
>
> Wow! Get real! Roundup is just fine, and safe, for spot treating nasty weeds
> like johnsongrass. Most grasses are especially susceptible to Roundup and
> it will give a reliable kill on things like johnsongrass and quackgrass.
>
> Dale
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> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 08:32:07 EDT
> From: Erorganic@aol.com
> Subject: Report on attendance at the 2nd Workshop on "Research Methodologies in Organic F
>
> September 12, 1999
>
> From Eric Kindberg
> Ripplebrook Organic Growers,
> Fairfield, Iowa,
>
> A report on attendance at the 2nd Workshop on "Research Methodologies in
> Organic Farming" can be found at:
> http://members.aol.com/organic4um/info/research.html
>
> The workshop was sponsored by the regional office for Europe of the UN's Food
> and Agriculture Office, FAO. The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari,
> Italy hosted the group for the three day meeting.
>
> Attendees were present from Egypt, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Lithuania, France,
> Palestine, Albania, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Poland, Bulgaria, Iowa and MA
> USA, United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Slovenia, Netherlands, Bosnia,
> Croatia and Tunisia.
>
> Proposals are being made that an organic research section be considered for
> inclusion in the 2001 US Farm Bill. The track record of agricultural and
> university research institutions and USDA/State extension agents regarding
> organic farming has been exceedingly poor. Organic farmers themselves have
> and continue to be the self-financiers and basis of organic farming research.
>
>
> Suggesting a 2001 Farm Bill section raises serious questions of what is the
> best research methodology for organic farming and what are the substantial
> questions needing answers. The meeting, that unfortunately only two organic
> farmers were in attendance, directed its attention to these issues and may be
> useful in the US discussion of an organic research agenda and methodology.
>
> The 1999 FAO-REU workshop participants defined the term "pilot farms" as
> encompassing three categories of "on farm research" projects. In the
> previous, 1998 FAO-REU workshop the convening group had concluded that all
> organic farming research should be performed in consultation and co-operation
> with organic farmers. Organic farmers are "experts" at farm production and
> management in their own right and must receive "benefits" commensurate with
> their research support and work. Such a direct involvement with organic
> farmers is defined as "participatory research."
>
> The website has on display a copy of the table generated at the workshop
> discussing categories of "pilot farm research" at the address
> http://members.aol.com/organic4um/info/research.htmlInterim report on:
>
> The following is report of the workshop on the following issues:
>
> IMPROVING ORGANIC FARMING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE THE ENVRIONMENTAL IMPACT
>
> Objectives:
> To consider new techniques and/or improvement of existing techniques within
> participatory on-farm research, and
> To network information within the organic community.
>
>
> Overarching organic community concerns:
> Climate change
> Pollution of air water and land
> Soil erosion and degradation in soil quality
> Loss of biodiversity
> Landscape quality (aesthetic and cultural)
> Use of non-renewable resources
> Negative impact caused by GE introduction
> Forest fires and farm waste management
>
> On-farm concerns:
> Organic farming standards set forth an ideal that reduces farmer, farm worker
> environmental and consumer health risk. However, associated with all food
> and fiber production systems there is an environmental impact to a greater or
> lessor extent. Organic farmers recognize potential negative environmental
> impact from their practices and systems.
> Among the factors to be considered and for which further improvement have
> been identified as need are:
>
> Nutrient losses
> Optimization of nutrient cycles/management in different agro-ecological
> systems
>
> Soil quality and assessment, restoration and conservation including
> Retention of soil structure and development of humus
> Environmental impact of tillage
> Water management within soil
>
> Biotic considerations:
> Multi-functional cropping systems that include legumes.
> Considering integration of perennial and annual species.
> Soil microbiology and invertebrate species enhancement.
> Crop protection
> Weed control strategies.
> Pest and disease control strategies--effect on target and non-target
> species.
> Maintaining local genetic pools--Evaluation, selection and development of
> appropriate plant cultivars and livestock breeds for organic farming systems.
> Livestock, nutrition, health, welfare and impact on soil and water conditions.
> Livestock waste management.
>
> To create a public understanding of the positive benefits from organic
> farming:
> To date there has been considerable research efforts investigating negative
> impacts of commercial farming. There now needs to be a shift of emphasis to
> quantifying the benefits of organic farming in regard to:
> Landscape quality
> Biodiversity
> Storage of carbon in soil
> Increased humus, water retention and fertility
> Ecological sound infrastructure management
>
> We recommend these research and extension approaches:
> Determination of a scale of activity, question of single or multiple farms or
> fields
> - -Systems comparison, as appropriate;
> - -Knowing when to make best use of conventional research;
> - -A combination of on-farm/plot trials and whole farm
> monitoring/documentation, as appropriate;
> - -Farmer participation in determining and implementing research programs;
> - -Utilizing pilot and demonstration farm networks.
>
>
>
> We appreciate the assistance of the Humane Society US and others in attending
> the conference.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Eric
> Erorganic@aol.com
>
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> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:12:47 -0400
> From: Andy Clark <aclark@nal.usda.gov>
> Subject: AFT's Conservation Easements conference
>
> Sanet:
>
> Along the lines of farmland preservation, American Farmland Trust sponsors
> this conference:
>
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>
> American Farmland Trust's
> 13th Annual Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements Conference
>
>
> PACE 2000: Foundations for the Future
>
>
> April 8-10, 2000
> East Windsor, New Jersey
>
> Hosted by
> New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee
>
> Sponsored by
> Monmouth Conservation Foundation
> New Jersey Conservation Foundation
>
> Supported by
> Partners for Livable Communities
>
> Deadline for Proposals: October 15, 1999
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>
> American Farmland Trust's
> 13th Annual Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements Conference
>
> PACE 2000: Foundations for the Future
>
> * What is PACE 2000
> AFT's annual conference on Purchase of Agricultural
> Conservation Easement programs is the nation's largest gathering of farmland
> protection program managers, organizers and landowners. Now in its 13 year,
> the conference offers the most comprehensive training available on how to
> develop and administer state, local and private programs to purchase
> easements on working farms and ranches.
>
> * Conference Goal
> The goals of this year's conference are to: increase the
> effectiveness of PACE programs, promote new program development, illustrate
> how PACE programs can help ensure the permanence of agriculture in a
> community, and encourage the economic, social and environmental benefits
> that result from this permanence.
>
> * Audience
> The conference is designed especially for program managers,
> land trusts, community organizations, landowners, public officials and
> others interested in buying or selling agricultural conservation easements
> or developing a farmland protection program.
>
> * Workshop Format
> The conference will consist of two days of sessions and
> workshops in classroom and round-table style settings. Sessions will be 90
> minutes long and run concurrently. Speakers have flexibility in form and
> method of presentation. Emphasis should be placed on practical information
> and tools, problem solving, model programs and policy development.
>
> * When and Where
> All sessions will be held on Monday April 9 and Tuesday
> April 10 in East Windsor, N.J. at The National Conference Center at the
> Ramada Inn. An opening banquet will be held on Sunday evening April 8 at
> the conference center.
>
> * Selection
> Deadline for proposals is Friday, October 15th, 1999.
> Sessions will be selected on the basis of their relevance to conference
> goals and PACE program objectives. If your proposal is accepted, you will
> be notified by December 1, 1999. A final workshop description, materials
> for the conference workbook, and audiovisual requests are due by February 1,
> 2000.
>
> * Responsibilities of Speakers
> All speakers are expected to register for the conference and
> are responsible for making and paying for their own travel and
> accommodations.
> SUGGESTED WORKSHOP TOPICS
>
>
> Please submit proposals in one of these three categories: 1) PACE
> Fundamentals, 2) Technical Issues, and 3) Special Topics. The following are
> suggested ideas for possible workshops:
>
> 1. PACE Fundamentals
>
> * How to Create a PACE Program
> * Funding a PACE Program
> * Essential Ingredients in an Agricultural Conservation
> Easement
> * How to Gain Public Support
> * How to Grant or Sell an Easement
> * Case Studies on Getting Started
>
>
> 2. Technical Issues
>
> * Valuing Easements
> * Financing Easement Restricted Farms
> * How State and Local Programs Interact
> * Strategies to Minimize Landowners' Tax Burdens
> * Securitizable Installment Payment Agreements
> * Media Strategies in Crafting a PACE Campaign
> * Monitoring and Enforcing Easements
> * Using PACE as Part of an Estate Planning Strategy
> * Investment Strategies for PACE Proceeds
>
>
> 3. Special Topics
>
> * Writing Easements to Effect Multiple Environmental
> Enhancements
> * Using Transfer of Development Rights Programs to Complement
> PACE
> * Public Relations Training for Working with Media
> * Agricultural Economic Development
> * Urban Growth Boundaries
> * GIS and Making Maps
> * Federal Policy Report
> * Costs of Sprawl
>
>
> Please submit an abstract (300 word maximum) and a short biography by
> October 15, 1999 to Lynn Johnson, American Farmland Trust, One Short Street,
> Northampton, MA 01060.
> Phone: (413) 586-9330, Fax: (413) 586-9332, or ljohnson@farmland.org
> <mailto:ljohnson@farmland.org>.
> For updated information visit our website at www.farmland.org
> <http://www.farmland.org>.
>
>
> Workshop Proposal for
>
> PACE 2000: Foundations for the Future
>
> Please Print Clearly or Type
>
> Proposed Workshop Title_____________________________________________________
>
> Name of Presenter___________________________________________________________
>
> Title/Profession____________________________________________________________
> _
>
> Company/Organization_______________________________________________________
>
> Address ___________________________________________________________________
>
> City________________________________________State_____
> Zip___________________
>
> Telephone_____________________________ FAX ________________________________
>
> Email Address ______________________________________________________________
>
> Co-presenter(s) if
> any________________________________________________________
>
> Title/Profession
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> Company/Organization _______________________________________________________
>
> Subject Area:
> ___ PACE Fundamentals ___ Technical Issues ___ Special Topics
>
> Format:
> ___ Lecture with Q &A ___ Roundtable ___ Guided Discussion
>
> On a separate sheet of paper please provide a typed description of the
> workshop you are proposing (maximum 300 words) and a brief biography of your
> qualifications.
>
> Send to:
> Lynn Johnson
> American Farmland Trust
> Herrick Mill, One Short Street
> Northampton, MA 01060
> Tel: (413) 586-9330 Fax: (413) 586-9332
> Email: ljohnson@farmland.org <mailto:ljohnson@farmland.org>
> This form can also be found on AFT's web site <http://www.farmland.org>
>
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:28:25 -0400
> From: Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>
> Subject: Joel Salatin at Claymont October 1-3
>
> August 14, 1999
>
> Joel Salatin, Family Farming Innovator
> October 1-3 Claymont Court, Charles Town,WV
> http://www.igg.com/bdnow/bdconf/
> CONTACT: Allan Balliett (304) 724-6763
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> One of Americas most dynamic and innovative farmers will address the Fourth
> Annual Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food and Farming Conference October 1-3 at
> Claymont Court in Charles Town, West Virginia.
>
> Promoting food production that is environmentally, emotionally and
> economically enhancing for both producer and consumer, Joel Salatin is a
> third generation organic farmer. His presentations about the familys
> 550-acre Shenandoah Valley farm continually receive standing ovations.
>
> He has authored three books, You Can Farm, Pastured Poultry Profits and
> Salad Bar Beef. His columns appear in Stockman Grass Farmer and Quit You
> Like Men magazines.
>
> A word craftsman and sought after conference speaker, Salatin describes his
> diverse farm enterprises with ear-catching phrases, salad bar beef,
> pastured poultry, pigaerator pork, pastured rabbits. And what he calls
> relationship marketing to 400 cheerleaders gives him full retail dollars
> for everything the farm produces. He addresses a wide range of issues, from
> creating the farm your children will want to making a white collar salary
> from a pleasant life in the country.
>
> Although his message is a decidedly positive one, it draws clear
> distinctions between food produced in inhumane, factory farms and food
> produced in pasture-based, animal friendly farms.
>
> His presentations carry several themes: Let animals do the work, value
> adding through marketing, diversity and multiple-use, organic matter, fully
> utilizing resources before buying anything. Woven throughout his talk has a
> strong consumer thrust: If you want an agriculture that does not pump
> animals full of drugs and hormones, pollute the water, erode the soil and
Patrick A. Stewart, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 1750
Arkansas State University
State University, AR 72467
(870) 972-3048
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