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 This index provides links to PACE resources including factsheets, articles, reports, sample documents, and local ordinances. The resources included in this index are representative of farmland protection programs in the Midwest as well as the most active PACE programs nationwide.
Most of the resources listed below are available from American Farmland Trusts's Farmland Information Center at www.farmlandinfo.org.
The resources below are arranged in categories listed on the right. You can also download a paper version of this index.
MAKING THE CASE FOR FARMLAND PROTECTION
The Benefits of Farmland
Why Save Farmland?
Community Benefits and Costs of Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements
Carl Mailler; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 59; 2005; National/MA/PA; Reports and Studies
Wisconsin Working Lands Initiative: Report from the Steering Committee
Working Lands Initiative; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; 2006; WI; Reports and Studies
The Environmental Benefits of Well-Managed Farmland
Center for Agriculture in the Environment; Dekalb, IL: American Farmland Trust; Center for Agriculture in the Environment Working Paper; page(s) 186; 2005; National; Reports and Studies
Estimating the Benefits to Local Stakeholders from Agricultural Conservation Easements
J. Dixon Esseks, Richard C. Owens, Charles A. Francis, et al.; DeKalb, IL: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 28; 2003; National; Reports and Studies
Farm Business and Household Expenditure Patterns and Local Communities: Evidence from a National Survey
Dayton Lambert, Tim Wojan, Patrick Sullivan; Review of Agricultural Economics; volume 31; number 3, page(s) 604-626; 2009; National; Articles
Cost of Community Services Studies and Related Research
Cost of Community Services Studies
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 6; 2007; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Cost of Community Services Studies: Making the Case for Conservation
Julia Freedgood, Lori Tanner, Carl Mailler, Andy Andrews, Melissa Adams; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) iv, 78; 2002; National; Reports and Studies
Town of Dunn Cost of Community Services by Land Use
Town of Dunn; Town of Dunn; Town of Dunn Cost of Community Services by Land Use; 1994; WI; Reports and Studies
A Cost of Community Services Study for Madison Village and Township, Lake County, Ohio
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 40; 2008; OH; Reports and Studies
Farmland and the Tax Bill: The Cost of Community Services in Three Minnesota Cities
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 34; 1994; MN; Reports and Studies
Is Farmland Protection a Community Investment: How To Do a Cost of Community Services Study
Julia Freedgood; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) i, 24; 1993; National; Reports and Studies
Surveys of Farmland Protection Program Participants
New York Farmland Protection Study 2009
National Agriculture Statistics Service; Albany, NY: United States Department of Agriculture; page(s) 14; 2010; NY; Reports and Studies
Connecticut Farmland Preservation Program Study: Highlighted Findings
American Farmland Trust; American Farmland Trust; 2008; CT; Reports and Studies
Evaluation of USDA’s Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) through Surveying a Random Sample of Owners of Agricultural Land Whose Development Rights Were Sold in Part through the FRPP
J. Dixon Esseks, Jessica M. Nelson and Monica E. Stroe; DeKalb, IL: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 55; 2006; National; Reports and Studies
From the Field: What Farmers Have to Say About Vermont's Farmland Conservation Program
Kirsten Ferguson and Jeremiah Cosgrove; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 43; 2000; VT; Reports and Studies
Investing in The Future of Agriculture: The Massachusetts Farmland Protection Program and the Permanence Syndrome
Robin Sherman, Suzanne Milshaw, Robert C. Wagner, et al.; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) iii, 80; 1998; MA; Reports and Studies
For a list of local PACE or PDR programs in Wisconsin visit Gathering Waters' website here. If you know of a program not listed, please contact Mike Carlson.
FUNDING FOR FARMLAND PROTECTION
Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements: Sources of Funding
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 4; 2006; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 5; 2010; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Installment Purchase Agreements
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 2; 2008; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Full Mitigation of Farmland Development: A Proposed Approach
Edward Thompson, Jr.; Davis, CA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 2; 2007; National/CA; Articles
Mitigation of Farmland Loss
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 29; 2002; National/CA/IL/MA/PA/VT/WA; Reports and Studies
PACE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS & REVIEWS
Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 2; 2008; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
PACE: Status of Local Programs 2010
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 6; 2010; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
PACE: Status of State Programs 2010
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 6; 2010; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Farmland Protection Toolbox
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 8; 2008; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
A National View of Agricultural Easement Programs: Easements and Local Planning -
Report 3
Alvin D. Sokolow; DeKalb, IL: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 88; 2006; National; Reports and Studies
A National View of Agricultural Easement Programs: Measuring Success in Protecting Farmland - Report 4
Alvin D. Sokolow; DeKalb, IL: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) 74; 2006; National; Reports and Studies
PACE CAMPAIGNS & ORDINANCES
Campaign Materials
Dunn, WI: PACE Edition of the Town of Dunn Newsletter
Dunn, WI: PACE Frequently Asked Questions
Dakota County, MN: Landowner Fact Sheet
Forging New Protections: Purchasing Development Rights to Save Farmland
Dennis P. Bidwell, Dr. Joanne Westphal, John Wunsch, Valerie Berton; Washington, DC: American Farmland Trust; AFT Publication; page(s) viii, 80; 1996; MI; Reports and Studies
Peninsula Township, MI: Campaign Documents
Medina County, OH: PACE Brochure
Wayne County Ohio Survey
Wayne County Ohio Survey Analysis
John H. Wilson; Alexandria, VA: American Viewpoint, Inc.; page(s) 14; 2001; OH; Reports and Studies
Sample PACE Ordinances
Dunn, WI: Local PACE Enabling Ordinance
Boone County, IL: Local PACE Enabling Ordinance
Harrison County, IN: Local PACE Enabling Ordinances
Kendall County, IL: Local PACE Enabling Ordinance
Peninsula Township, MI: Local PACE Enabling Ordinance
Howard County, MD: Local PACE Enabling Ordinances
Montgomery County, MD: Local PACE Enabling Ordinances
PACE BRASS TACKS
Application Forms
Dunn, WI: PACE Pre-Application Form
Dakota County, MN: PACE Pre-Application Form
Dakota County, MN: PACE Application
Frederick County, MD: PACE Application Form (IPA)
Sample Easements
Dunn, WI: Model Easement
Dakota County, MN: Model Easement
Harford County, MD: Model Easement
Project Selection Criteria and Land Evaluation Systems
Dunn, WI: PACE Ranking Criteria
Clarke County, VA: PACE Ranking Criteria
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment
American Farmland Trust; Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust; FIC Fact Sheet and Technical Memo; page(s) 2; 2006; National; Fact Sheets and Technical Memos
Using LESA in a Purchase of Development Rights Program
Tom L. Daniels; Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society; Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; volume 45; number 6; page(s) 617-621; 1990; National/PA; Articles
Updated 7-21-2010. Photocourtesy of USDA
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