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Farm and Ranchland Protection Program
The Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help
purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in
agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, USDA partners with State,
tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations to acquire
conservation easements or other interests in land from landowners. USDA provides
up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value.
To qualify, farmland must: be part of a pending offer from a State, tribe, or
local farmland protection program; be privately owned; have a conservation plan
for highly erodible land; be large enough to sustain agricultural production; be
accessible to markets for what the land produces; have adequate infrastructure
and agricultural support services; and have surrounding parcels of land that can
support long-term agricultural production. Depending on funding availability,
proposals must be submitted by the eligible entities to the appropriate NRCS
State Office during the application window.
Additional Information
These documents require
Adobe Acrobat
or Microsoft Word.
Fact Sheet
(PDF; 46.83 KB)
Key
Points (PDF; 47.71 KB)
Questions and Answers
(PDF; 42.68 KB)
Program Description (PDF; 56.94 KB)
Total Parcels Enrolled from 1996 - 2007 (JPG; 58.94 KB)
Total Acres Enrolled from 1996 - 2007 (JPG; 59.73 KB)
Program Contact
Michael Kuck, Assistant State
Conservationist for Programs, (605) 352-1206
Sara Thompson, Interdisciplinary
Biologist, (605) 352-1281 < Back to Programs
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