Farmland generally refers to agricultural land , or land currently used for the purposes of farming . It may also refer to Arable land , land capable of cultivating crops Farmland, Indiana , a town in the United States Farmland Industries , founded in 1929 as the Union Oil Company, later renamed Consumers Cooperative Association CCA and Farmland Industries, Inc. Disambig ... more details
Farmland preservation is a joint effort by non governmental organization s and local government s to set aside and protect examples of a region s farmland farming farmland for the use, education, and enjoyment of future generations. It is often a part of regional planning and national historic preservation . History New Jersey passed the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 to mitigate the loss of farmland to rapid suburbanization suburban development through the use of favorable tax assessments. But by the late 1970s, the value of farmland had outstripped the tax benefits of the act, so the state purchased deed restrictions on farms through the Agriculture Retention and Development Act of 1981. Regional efforts in Monmouth County, New Jersey include the Navesink Highlands Greenway landscape Greenway , a project of the Monmouth County Farmland Preservation Program, which, along with the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, purchased the development rights of the Holly Crest Farm in Middletown, New Jersey Middletown in September 2008 for US 2.5 million. Over 20 percent of county farmlands and open spaces are permanently preserved. ref Thompson, Sametta M. Sale Preserves Middletown Farm. Asbury Park Press, 11 September 2008, B4 ref American Farmland Trust was established in 1980 to preserve farmland and promote sustainable farming practices. The Genesee Valley Conservancy was founded in New York in 1990. Management of protected farmland Conservation easement is one approach used to manage protected farms. Partial list of preserved farms Elsing Green Hampton National Historic Site Oatlands Plantation See also Agricultural Land Reserve Development Supported Agriculture Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program Preservation development Sunderland, Massachusetts Housing and development References Reflist Category Urban studies and planning Category Human geography ... more details
Unique farmland is land, other than prime farmland , that has combined conditions to produce sustained high quality and high yields of specialty crops, such as citrus, nuts, fruits, and vegetables when properly managed. References CRS article Report for Congress Agriculture A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition url http ncseonline.org nle crsreports 05jun 97 905.pdf author Jasper Womach Category Agriculture in the United States ... more details
Image Prime farmland USA 1997.png thumb 350px Prime farmland in 1997 Prime farmland is a designation assigned by USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture defining land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food , fodder feed , Fodder forage , fiber crop fiber , and oilseed crops and is also available for these land use land uses Citation needed date April 2011 . Definition Prime farmland has the soil quality , growing season , and moisture supply needed for the agricultural productivity to sustainable agriculture sustainably produce high yields of crops when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods Clarify date April 2011 e.g. water management . In general, prime farmlands have an adequate and dependable water supply from precipitation meteorology precipitation or irrigation , a favorable temperature and growing season , acceptable ... interests Prime farmland tends to be well suited to residential area growing houses Citation needed date April 2011 . Thus prime farmland is also prime subdivision land developable land and prone to conversion when in proximity to urban sprawl urban growth areas. USDA prime farmland designation ... prime farmland resources, maintain local economic diversity, and establish green belt s. Nonprofit organizations like American Farmland Trust specialize in helping communities use these techniques. Other designations used by USDA to complement Prime Farmland are Farmland of statewide importance , Farmland of local importance , and Unique farmland Citation needed date April 2011 . Unique farmland is land other than prime farmland that is used for the production of specific high value food and fiber ... Survey Staff 1993 Other designations Farmland of statewide importance , or of local importance , is land other than prime farmland or unique farmland but that is also highly productive Citation needed ... of lands in their area which meet criteria for prime farmland and unique farmland. ref cite web ... more details
for the Union Oil Company based in California Union Oil Infobox defunct company company name Farmland ... 1929 Union Oil Company 1935 Consumers Cooperative Association 1966 Farmland defunct 2003 location ... 16,000 2002 parent former parent companies, if any subsid Farmers Petroleum, Inc. Farmland Foods, Inc. Farmland Insurance Agency Farmland National Beef Packing Co. Pipeline Company Farmland Securities Co. Farmland Transportation, Inc. Farmland Industries was the largest agricultural cooperative in North America when it declared bankruptcy in 2002. The Farmland brand and its slogan Good Food From the Heartland is now owned by Smithfield Foods . While owned by Smithfield Foods, Farmland Foods, Inc. operates independently and continues to market meat products under the Farmland brand. History File Farmland2.jpg thumb 300px Farmland s former headquarters at 12200 N. Ambassador Drive by Kansas ... Consumers Cooperative Association CCA , and in 1966 Farmland Industries, Inc. At its peak, the organization ... 100 company list. ref http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories Farmland Industries Inc Company History.html Farmland Industries, Inc. Company History Bot generated title ref In 2001 ... research. Farmland also owned Tradigrain, a group of international grain trading companies headquartered ... in 2001. ref http www.thinkkc.com 1 kcnews 1c article archives 1999 farmland 4q99.htm Farmland ... subsidiaries Farmland Foods, Inc., the pork processing division to Smithfield Foods for 367M Farmland National Beef Packing Company to US Premium Beef for 232M and the fertilizer production ... retirement plan for member cooperatives employees, was administered by Farmland. A non profit ... Distributes Full Payment Of 891 Million To Farmland Unsecured Creditors accessdate 2008 04 21 ... KenkelFarmland.pdf title Impact of the Farmland Bankrupty on Oklahoma Cooperatives author Phil Kenkel ... in Farmland stock that was ultimately declared to be valueless. Dead link date November 2010 ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Farmland, Indiana settlement type Town image skyline Farmland Downtown Historic District.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Buildings in downtown Farmland image map Randolph County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Farmland Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in the state of Indiana image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IN subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States area note subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Indiana subdivision type2 List of counties in Indiana County subdivision name2 Randolph County, Indiana Randolph subdivision type3 List of townships in Indiana Township subdivision name3 Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana Monroe government type leader title leader name established date area magnitude 1 E6 area total km2 1.3 area land km2 1.3 area water km2 0.0 population as of 2010 population note population total 1333 population density km2 1124.3 timezone North American Eastern Time Zone EST utc offset 5 timezone DST North American Eastern Time Zone EST utc offset DST 5 area total sq mi 0.5 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 elevation m 316 elevation ft 1037 latd 40 latm 11 lats 20 latNS N longd 85 longm 7 longs 38 longEW W postal code type ZIP code postal code 47340 area code Area code 765 765 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 18 22792 GR 2 blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0434409 GR 3 footnotes website http www.farmlandindiana.org http www.farmlandindiana.org Farmland is a town in Monroe ... , United States . The population was 1,333 at the 2010 census. Geography Farmland is located at Coord ... Populated places in Randolph County, Indiana Category Towns in Indiana ca Farmland es Farmland Indiana ht Farmland, Indiana nl Farmland pt Farmland vo Farmland ... more details
Farmland protection refers to programs, operated mostly at state and local levels by government agencies or private entities such as land trusts, that are designed to limit conversion of agricultural land to other uses that otherwise might have been more financially attractive to the landowner. Every state provides tax relief through differential preferential assessment, and has right to farm laws . Less common approaches include establishing agricultural districts, using zoning to protect agricultural land, purchasing development rights, and transferring development rights. References CRS article Report for Congress Agriculture A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition url http ncseonline.org nle crsreports 05jun 97 905.pdf author Jasper Womach Category United States Department of Agriculture ... more details
The Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 provided for reduced taxes on farmland in New Jersey in an effort to reduce the sale of farmland to developers for housing and commercial space. ref cite news first George W. last Luke authorlink coauthors title Farmland Act Assayed url http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F60C16F83B5E16738DDDA00A94D0405B868BF1D3 quote were compelling reasons for amending the Constitution of New Jersey to permit usevalue assessment of farmland. A principal objective was to halt the rise in farm taxes that prevailed in the 1950 s by eliminating that portion of land taxes resulting from market value assessment. This amendment would lessen the farm tax burden and encourage farmers to stay in business longer and, in so doing, preserve open space in New Jersey. work New York Times date August 29, 1976 accessdate 2008 07 23 ref History The effect was to slow development, and farmland loss, but when prices rose for land the farms were still sold for profit. The act was supplemented with the Agriculture Retention and Development Act of 1981 which put permanent deed restrictions on the sale of farm properties. The Farmland Assessment Act continues today allowing tax exemptions for property 5 acres or more in size devoted to farmland or woodland. External links cite web url http www.state.nj.us agriculture FarmlandAssessmentGuide.pdf title Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 accessdate 2008 07 23 quote publisher New Jersey http www.farmlandassessment.com farmland assessment More on Farmland Assessment References Reflist Category New Jersey statutes Category 1964 in law Category 1964 in New Jersey ... more details
The American Farmland Trust AFT is an organization founded to preserve farmland and ranchland in the United ... York state New York and Washington state . AFT also runs the Farmland Information Center in Northampton ... the preservation of farmland. Since AFT s founding in 1980 by a group of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development, the organization has helped save millions of acres of farmland from development and led the way for establishing sound environmental practices on millions ... Gone? 1980 A group of farmers and conservationists concerned about farmland loss found AFT 1981 Passage of the federal Farmland Protection Policy Act in the 1981 Farm Bill 1982 Four states have authorized ... kind in the nation 1991 AFT holds its first national conference on farmland protection 1992 AFT opens ... to undertake research on land use and environmental subjects 1994 AFT creates the Farmland Information Center FIC 1996 AFT s efforts lead to the creation of a national farmland protection program in the 1996 Farm Bill 1997 The publication of Saving American Farmland What Works , AFT s comprehensive guidebook for farmland protection 1997 AFT awards the first Steward of the Land Award in honor of founder ... in Urbanizing Counties, is released. 2010 American Farmland Trust celebrates its 30th anniversary ... divides its programmatic work into three separate campaigns Farmland Protection, Agriculture and Environment and Growing Local. Farmland protection To protect farmland from development on the local level, AFT creates public and private conservation easement programs that keep farmland forever farmland ... level to preserve farmland through programs like the federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection ... that contribute to the organization s overall mission. Farmland Information Center A partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and AFT, the Farmland Information Center FIC is a clearinghouse of information about farmland protection and stewardship. The online collection provides ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Farmland development rights in Suffolk County, New York began in 1975 in Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County as the state of New York began a program to purchase development rights for farmland to insure they remained as farms and open space rather than being developed for housing. Location Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County , New York , comprises the eastern portion of Long Island and borders Nassau County, New York Nassau County on the west. The remainder of Long Island is occupied by Queens Queens County and Brooklyn Kings County , which are part of New York City . Suffolk County is more than convert 80 mi km 1 long and convert 20 mi km 1 wide and encompasses convert 922 sqmi km2 0 . With its close proximity to New York City and amenities prized by land developers, Suffolk County was ripe for intensive development. Overview The program involves purchasing from landowners what the county has defined as development rights. Development rights are all of the property owner s rights, Title property title , and interest in the property except raw ownership, the right of possession and the right to use the property for agriculture. The program involves the solicitation by the county of bids on a voluntary basis by property owners interested in selling the development rights of their property to the county. If a bidder s offer is accepted, the county pays to the bidder the sum of money equal to the appraised market value of the development rights by certified check, assuming that, following a title examination at county expense, it is determined that the bidder can convey good and marketable title, free of any encumbrances, to the county ... , envisioned the idea of buying farmland development rights. Suffolk County is the leading agricultural ... also Agriculture Retention and Development Act Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 Real estate development ... DEFAULTSORT Farmland Development Rights In Suffolk County, New York Category Suffolk County, New ... more details
Farmland of the Abbott Holloway Farm in Bethlehem, Indiana . Category Images of Clark County, Indiana Licensing attribution User Bedford C. Bedford Crenshaw Keep local ... more details
Summary Logo of Farmland Industries Non free media rationale Description Logo of a bankrupt company now owned by Smithfield Foods Source http www.farmlandfoods.com features summer grilling07.html Portion Only a small logo Low resolution This is blow up of a 150px version Article Farmland Industries Purpose To illustrate article on Farmland Industries Replaceability This is a logo and cannot be replaced other information Licensing Non free logo ... more details
Summary View of animal enclosure and surrounding farmland, Port Lympne animal Park,Ashford, Kent, UK. Taken by contributor. Licensing PD self date October 2006 Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
Summary Farmland cut for hay taken near St Buryan taken by Mammal4 Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
Farmland near the Poblacion of Banate. PD self date July 2007 Sulbud User Sulbud Sulbud 03 03, 2 July 2007 UTC Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
infobox UK place country Scotland static image static image caption latitude 55.20 longitude 02.99 official name Arkleton population shire district unitary scotland Dumfries and Galloway region constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference NY3791 Arkleton is a village in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . Image Farmland to the east of Arkleton.jpg thumb left Farmland to the east of Arkleton Category Villages in Dumfries and Galloway DumfriesGalloway geo stub ... more details
File Farmland at Deveral geograph.org.uk 182887.jpg thumb Farmland at Deveral Deveral is a village in Cornwall , England . ref name GM cite map title Maps publisher Google Maps accessdate 19 September 2011 ref References Reflist Cornwall state collapsed Category Villages in Cornwall Cornwall geo stub coord missing Cornwall ... more details
File Farmland in a shallow valley geograph.org.uk 68847.jpg thumb Farmland between Bolster and Goonvrea Farm Goonvrea is a village in Cornwall , England , UK. ref name GM cite map title Maps publisher Google Maps accessdate 19 September 2011 ref References Reflist Cornwall state collapsed Category Villages in Cornwall Cornwall geo stub coord missing Cornwall ... more details
This is a photo of the Golan Heights border with Syria proper. The Golan Heights end and Syria begins where the farmland ends. In the background is the deserted city of Quneitra in Syria. The white buildings on the right are mostly UN buildings. I took this picture in 2004. cc by sa 2.5 Category Golan Heights ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Boghra Irrigation Canal is a man made canal some 155 kilometres long in central Afghanistan in Helmand Province , serving to divert water from the Helmand River and the Arghandab for farmland. It was built in the 1950s. Coord missing Afghanistan Category Canals in Afghanistan Category Helmand Province Helmand geo stub ... more details
Summary Fire scarred farmland, Porongurup, Western Australia. February 2007. Photo by Andy Dolphin. The building in this photo was long abandoned and in a state of disrepair prior to the fire. Licensing self GFDL cc by 2.5 migration relicense Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
Cyst nematodes may refer to Cactodera Globodera Heterodera Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages External links http sites.google.com site wvdaplantpath cyst nematodes of agronomic and regulatory concern Protecting farmland from plant parasitic cyst nematodes disambig ... more details
Summary Information Description Farmland on Sauvie Island, looking west Source self made Date June 2002 Author User Matvyei Matvyei Duglasovich User talk Matvyei talk other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
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