Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs: A Quick Reference Guide

The occupation or reservation of land or water area for any human activity or any defined purpose. It also includes use of the air space above the land or water.

All those actions which are directed towards sustaining otherwise decreasing rates of use, towards sustained yield management, or towards increasing a sustained use.

FRE departmental programs reflect the diversity of Florida's agriculture which has more than 200 commodities. The Department has 40 faculty members involved in a full range of research, extension, and teaching programs including Agribusiness and Consumer Behavior, International Development, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Marine Resource Economics, and Agricultural Economics, Trade, and Policy. In addition to 33 faculty members located at the main campus in Gainesville, seven faculty are found at research and education centers located throughout the state.