Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs: A Quick Reference Guide

, Nathan Palardy , Derek Farnsworth, andAlena Poulin

Release Date: 11/23/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fe1170-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This quick reference guide to federal, state, and county agricultural conservation easement acquisition programs summarizes program objectives and allowable agricultural practices and explains how programs evaluate and prioritize applications. Focuses on programs that aim to keep land in agriculture or silviculture. Aimed at Florida farmers and ranchers and county Extension agents.

About this Publication

This document is FE1170, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Lantz, C., Palardy, N., Farnsworth, D., & Poulin, A. (2025). [FE1170] Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs: A Quick Reference Guide. EDIS, 2025(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1170-2025

Authors

Candace Lantz

county service analyst, USDA Farm Service Agency

Nathan Palardy

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor and Extension economist, policy and community economic development, UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics, Gainesville, FL

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Derek Farnsworth

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, agricultural economics, UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics, Gainesville, FL

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Alena Poulin

staff

University of Florida

communications specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics

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