January-February 2002

Cover: To prevent the creep of urbanization into farmland, about 34 land trusts and open space districts have been pursuing agricultural conservation easements in California. While conservation easements have been used to protect natural resources for many years, the use of easements to protect agriculture is relatively new. The first land trust the nation specifically targeting farmland (Marin Agricultural Land Trust) was formed in California in 1980. In recent years, easements have grown in popularity as the preferred farmland preservation tool. The top portion of the cover illustration shows the 519-acre Cook property on Sonoma Mountain, where the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (SCAPOSD) purchased an easement that restricts future uses of the land to grazing and possible crop production. Top photo courtesy of SCAPOSD

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California Agriculture, January-February 2002

Volume 56, Number 1
Agricultural easements: New tool for farmland

peer-reviewed research articles

Agricultural easement programs: Saving agriculture or saving the environment?
by Alvin D. Sokolow , Cathy Lemp
pp9-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p9
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Agricultural easements limited geographically
by Alvin D. Sokolow
pp15-20, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p15
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Landowners, while pleased with agricultural easements, suggest improvements
by Ellen Rilla
pp21-25, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p21
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Central Valley leaders cautious about agricultural easements
by Alvin D. Sokolow
pp22-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p22
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Eradication costs calculated: Red imported fire ants threaten agriculture, wildlife and homes
by Karen M. Jetter , Jay Hamilton , John H. Klotz
pp26-34, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p26
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Minimum tillage practices affect disease and yield of lettuce
by Louise E. Jackson , Irenee R. Ramirez , Israel Morales , Steven T. Koike
pp35-40, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p35
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Agricultural easements: A farmland preservation tool
by W.R. Gomes
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p2
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Red imported fire ants discovered in Sacramento
Editors
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p4a
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Nonnative ants disrupt ecosystems
Editors
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p4b
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California a supercolony of Argentine ants
Editors
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p4c
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SOD found on UC Berkeley campus
Editors
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p5a
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Mondavi gift benefits UC Davis wine and food sciences
Editors
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p5b
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Introduction: California increases support for agricultural easements
by Robin Meadows
pp6-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v056n01p6
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