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		<title>Iowa Recreational Use Statute and Sallee v. Stewart</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2013/04/iowa-recreational-use-statute-and-sallee-v-stewart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iowa Supreme Court recently released an opinion addressing Iowa&#8217;s recreational use statute, which provides limits on the liability landowners are exposed to who invite people to use their land for recreation purposes. Here is a printable PDF version. Iowa’s Recreational Use Statute Recreational use statutes limit the liability of landowners if they allow others to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drake Hosts Forum Focusing on Legal Issues from the 2012 Drought</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/09/drake-hosts-forum-focusing-on-legal-issues-from-the-2012-drought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES — Sept. 5, 2012 – Drake Law School’s Agricultural Law Center will host a forum titled, “Dealing with the Drought: Legal Issues Facing Iowa Agriculture” on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. The forum will be held at the Neal and Bea Smith Legal Clinic, 2400 University Ave.   &#8220;The drought raises many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with the Drought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 drought is the worst drought in more than half a century. However, the short- and long-term economic effects on farmers and landowners remains unclear. While record setting prices for corn and soybeans and crop insurance may offset lower yields for many farmers, the drought will still hit others hard, particularly livestock producers. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA Releases New Conservation Compliance Fact Sheet</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/04/fsa-releases-new-conservation-compliance-fact-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) released a new fact sheet on conservation compliance rules. These rules require producers to abide by certain conditions on land that is highly erodible or a considered a wetland in order to participate in USDA programs. The new fact sheet addresses: Definitions of highly erodible and wetlands How USDA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Dedicated to Public Awareness of Invasive Species</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/04/april-dedicated-to-public-awareness-of-invasive-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA&#8217;s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIs) is dedicating the month of April to increasing public awareness of invasive plant pests, diseases, and harmful weeds and the damage they create for American agriculture. USDA has a website with information about the invasive species problem and methods for preventing their further spread. Landowners and farmers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ERS Update on Conservation Compliance Regulations</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/03/new-ers-update-on-conservation-compliance-regulations/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/03/new-ers-update-on-conservation-compliance-regulations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) has released a new study on &#8220;The Future of Environmental Compliance Incentives in U.S. Agriculture.&#8221; Conservation compliance provisions require conservation practices or limit land uses in order for landowners and operators to receive certain USDA program payments. These provisions have been credited with drastically reducing soil erosion on highly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation Compliance Reminder</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/03/conservation-compliance-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Executive Director of USDA&#8217;s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Missouri, Edward Hamill, released a reminder today that in order to receive USDA program payments, landowners and operators are required to comply with Highly Erodible Land (HEL) and Wetland Conservation (WC) provisions. Compliance is required across the country in order to participate in USDA programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Vilsack Announces New CRP Initiative</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/03/secretary-vilsack-announces-new-crp-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/03/secretary-vilsack-announces-new-crp-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Tom Vilscack today announced a new Conservation Reserve Program Initiative that will allow producers to enroll one million acres of land that benefit duck nesting habitat, upland birds, wetlands, pollinators and wildlife. &#8220;Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the opportunity for producers to enroll a total of 1 million acres of land in a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EWG Reports on Conservation Compact with Farmers</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/02/ewg-reports-on-conservation-compact-with-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/02/ewg-reports-on-conservation-compact-with-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Working Group issued a press release a new report, &#8220;Conservation Compliance: A Retrospective&#8230; and a Look Ahead.&#8221; The report focuses on a number of surveys that show strong farmer support of tying the direct payments many farmers receive to conservation compliance. The release also addresses the potential impact of losing much of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Shows Further Rural Decline in Farming Areas</title>
		<link>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/02/new-report-shows-further-rural-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablefarmlease.org/2012/02/new-report-shows-further-rural-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire published a new report, &#8220;Rural Demographic Change in the New Century: Slower Growth, Increased Diversity.&#8221; The report focuses on the continued decline in population and services provided in rural, or non-metropolitan areas. &#8220;Rural America encompasses nearly 75 percent of the land area of the United States, [...]]]></description>
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