Voluntary conservation easements empower landowners and enrich rural communities

Recently, more than 500 organizations and companies representing a diverse set of Farm Bill stakeholders sent a letter to congressional leaders urging passage of a bipartisan Farm Bill before the end of the year. Letter signers include the Partnership for Rangeland Trusts and the Land Trust Alliance, of which our organization, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust is a member. As Congress continues to deliberate on the bill itself and how to pay for it, it is crucial that it adequately fund the Farm Bill’s voluntary conservation programs.