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- * 1.6 million - Estimated number of deer in Alabama
- * 378,000 - Number of deer hunters in Alabama
- * 7.6 million - Number days people spend "in the woods" each
season in Alabama
- * 120,000 - Number of hunters from other states that visit Alabama
- * $45 million - Estimated amount of taxes hunting brings into Alabama
each year
- * 16,861 - Number of jobs created in Alabama through hunting
- 1927 lindy flew
- Airstrip he flew from is now a shoppinq center
- 1947 250,000 farms -- 2001 47,000 farms
- “You've seen one rural community.
You've still only seen one rural community”
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- Toolbox
- There are many farmland preservation tools available to towns. Tax
programs, right-to-farm ordinances, and agricultural districts primarily
intended to help active farms remain in business.
- Other techniques target the land itself, whether or not it is currently
being farmed. These techniques are best used in various combinations,
depending on the particular characteristics of the municipality.
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- Easement Programs
- Cost-Share Programs
- Stewardship Program
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- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
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- Establishes a reserve of restored, improved or natural grasslands,
rangeland and pastureland while allowing lands to be grazed
- Program capped at 2 million acres
- Not less than 40 contiguous acres of land
- Provides for 10, 15, 20, and 30 year rental agreements, as well as, 30
year and permanent easements
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- The purpose of FRPP is to
provide matching funds to State, Tribal and local governments and
nongovernmental organizations to purchase permanent conservation
easements for the purpose of protecting topsoil by limiting
nonagricultural uses of the land.
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- Farms or ranches must be privately owned and contain:
- at least 50% of prime, unique, or statewide or locally important soil,
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- a historical or archaeological resource on the State or National
Register, or formally eligible for the National Register.
- Includes cropland, rangeland, grassland, and pasture land, as well as
wetlands and incidental (less
than 50 percent) forest land that
are part of an agricultural operation.
- Eligible land must be owned by landowners who certify that they do not
exceed the Adjusted Gross Income limitation eligibility requirements.
- Subject to a pending offer.
Pending offer is defined as a willing seller and willing buyer,
with cash or donations in hand at the time of application.
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- NRCS uses a public notice process to request FRPP applications from
eligible governmental entities and non-governmental organizations.
- During the application window, eligible entities submit parcels that
they would like to protect.
- At the State level, NRCS funds applications that meet FRPP national and
state criteria.
- $497 million authorized nationally
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- Public Land, unless the acquisition is temporary and the land is
transferred prior to easement closure.
- Land that is already subject to an easement or other deed restrictions
that prevents its conversion to non-agricultural use.
- Land owned by a Trust, whose purpose is to protect historical or natural
resources, such as open space, wildlife habitat, and cultural resources,
unless the acquisition is temporary and the land is transferred prior to
easement closure.
- Land owned or operated by a landowner not in compliance with highly
erodible land or wetland compliance provisions.
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- Acres of Farmland
- 33,091,060
- Acres of Prime Farmland
- 8,145,620
- Percentage of PF Acres
- 24.6%
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- Every minute of every day, we lose two acres of agricultural land to
development.
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- National Economy and World Food Security
The U.S. food and farming system contributes nearly $1 trillion
to our national economy—more than 13 percent of the gross domestic
product—and employs 17 percent of the labor force.
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- Protection of the Environment
Well-managed agricultural land supplies important non-market
goods and services. Farm and ranch lands provide food and cover for
wildlife, help control flooding, protect wetlands and watersheds and
maintain air quality. They can absorb and filter wastewater and provide
groundwater recharge. New energy crops even have the potential to
replace fossil fuels.
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- Fresh, Healthy Food and Strong Communities
Farms closest to our cities, and directly in the path of
development, produce much of our fresh food—63 percent of our dairy
products and 86 percent of fruits and vegetables. And for many
Americans, compelling reasons for saving farmland have to do with protecting
the quality of life in their communities—scenic and cultural landscapes,
farmers' markets, recreational opportunities, local jobs and community
businesses.
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- Fiscal Stability for Local Governments
New development requires services such as schools, roads and
fire/police protection, whereas privately owned and managed agricultural
land requires very few services.
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- Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)
111,000
- Percentage of agricultural land converted to developed uses
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- State rank by % of agricultural land converted to developed uses
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- Avg. annual rate of agric. land converted to developed uses
(acres) 22,200
- Prime agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)
67,400
- Rural land converted to developed uses (acres) 318,300
- Avg. annual rate of rural land converted to developed uses (acres)
63,660
- Prime rural land converted to developed uses (acres)
113,800
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- Farm Value $5,000/ac
- Easement Value $3,000/ac
- Net Land Value $2,000/ac
- _______________________
- FRPP / Land Trust pays in cash
- YOU OWN THE LAND
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- Sell it
- Crop it
- Hay
- Agri-Tourism
- Bed ‘n Breakfast
- Deed it to your heirs
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- Expanded Tax Incentives for Donated Conservation Easements Signed into
Law
- The President signed the Pension
Protection Act of 2006, that includes new land conservation tax benefits
for family farmers and ranchers, into law. The new law enables
landowners who donate a conservation easement to deduct up to 50 percent
of the value of the donation in any given year; spread deductions over a
16-year period instead of 6-years;and deduct up to 100 percent of their
income. The provisions only apply to easements donated in 2006 or 2007.
- federal tax policy August 17, 2006
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- 1990 to 2000, Alabama population grew by more than 440,000 people.
- 15 Alabama’s counties have growth in excess of 15 percent.
- Many of these metropolitan areas are surrounded by prime farmland with
actively working farms struggling to survive and pass the family farm on
to the next generation.
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- Shelby County 2000 U.S. Census,
- the population was 143,293.
- As of 2004 estimates the county has about 165,677.
- Shelby County is ranked as the fastest growing county in Alabama and is
one of the fastest growing counties in the country.
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- Baldwin
- Elmore,
- Lee,
- Madison,
- Marshall,
- Mobile,
- Morgan
- St. Clair,
- Shelby,
- Tuscaloosa,
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- FRPP website:
- http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/fpp/
- FRPP Manual website:
- http://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/scripts/lpsiis.dll/M/M_440_519.htm
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- Objectives
- Community Leaders -
- Interaction with Peers
- Interaction with Professionals
- Develop Design “Q”
- Collect Resource Materials
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- Mayors
- City Administrators
- P&Z Board
- Community Advocates
- Local Leaders
- Tourism
- Chamber
- County Commission
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- Thank You !
- Paul W. Kennedy
- Cawaco RC&D Council, Inc.
- The Center for Regional Planning and Design
- 1731 First Avenue North, Suite 200
- Birmingham, AL 35203
- p.205.264-8460
- f. 205.264-8489
- Paul.kennedy@al.usda.gov
- www.cawaco.org
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