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What the Public Values About Farm and Ranch Land

Full Proceedings of a workshop held in Baltimore, MD, November 2003.

Table of Contents
1. The Potential Role of Economics in Targeting Farm and Ranch Land
Preservation Programs
, Mary Ahearn, Economic Research Service [paper]
2. Federal, State and Local Programs to Protect Farm and Ranch Land,
Larry Libby, Ohio State University [paper]
3. Effectiveness of Farm and Ranch Land Protection Programs: What Economic Studies Have to Say, Cynthia J. Nickerson, Economic Research Service [paper]
4. Economic Valuation of Farm and Ranch Land Amenities: What Economists Have Learned About Public Values and Preferences, John C. Bergstrom, University of Georgia and Richard C. Ready, Pennsylvania State University [paper]
5. Conference Summary and Conclusions: A mid-Conference Assessment,
Larry Libby, Ohio State University [paper]
6. Farmland Preservation Planning in Local Land Use Planning: Costs, Planning, and Effectiveness, Tom Daniels, University of Pennsylvania [paper]
7. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program: Partnering with State and Local Entities, Denise Coleman, Natural Resources Conservation Service [paper]

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A Proposed Research Agenda to Inform Future Farmland Preservation Efforts: Issues in the West and Elsewhere, Donald M. McLeod, University of Wyoming [paper]
Published by The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development,
The Pennsylvania State University
 
Workshop Sponsors: Farm Foundation, Economic Research Service (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Extension and Education Service (CSREES) USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA), The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
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