Claudia Kenny Speaks at "Farm Leasing and Conservation Practices" CLE Program
Our colleague Claudia Kenny is a speaker at today's "Farm Leasing and Conservation Practices: Incentivizing Secure Tenure and Climate Resilience" CLE program hosted by the PACE-NRDC Food Law Initiative and American Farmland Trust!
Conservation practices on farms provide numerous benefits, including sequestration of carbon in soil, increased resiliency to extreme weather events, reduced soil erosion and nutrient pollution runoff, and improved soil health and long term productivity
of land. However, due to obstacles presented by the nature of rental relationships, conservation practices are used far less frequently on leased land, which accounts for nearly 40% of U.S. farmland. This program will address tools and strategies
for farmers, landowners, attorneys, and agricultural service providers to overcome barriers to implementing conservation practices on leased farmland.
Join us for an in-depth
and comprehensive program led by experts in the field, including attorneys, conservation specialists and a farmer/landowner pair.
When:
November 19, 2020
Time
:
10:00 am - 2:55 pm
Where:
Webinar - Please click here
to register.
Agenda:
- 10:00 am - 10:10 am: Introduction
- 10:10 am - 11:00 am: General topics in farm lease agreements (1 CLE credit approved)
- 11:10 am - 12:00 pm: Incorporating conservation practices into farm lease agreements (1 CLE credit approved)
- 12:45 pm - 1:35 pm: Federal and state programs and other benefits of conservation farming practices
- 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Panel discussion on the challenges, solutions and opportunities presented by conservation practices on leased farmland
- 2:45 pm - 2:55 pm: Closing Remarks
Speakers:
- Jon Brown, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University
- Jerry Cosgrove, American Farmland Trust
- Sarah Everhart, Agriculture Law Education Initiative, University of Maryland Francis K. Carey School of Law
- Aaron Ristow, American Farmland Trust
- Brian Scoralick, Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Tony Capraro, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Claudia Kenny, New York State Agricultural Mediation Program
- Tim Biello, American Farmland Trust
- Jennifer Grossman, Natural Resources Defense Council
All are welcome, including attorneys, farmers, agricultural service providers, students, and others. There is no registration fee for this event.
The Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative trains lawyers and law students on the emerging field of food law, and provides direct pro bono legal services to farmers, food and beverage entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations – all towards the mission of empowering a more just and sustainable food system. Learn more at https://law.pace.edu/pace-nrdc-food-law-initiative.
American Farmland Trust launched the conservation agriculture movement and has been bringing agriculture and the environment together since 1980. We take a holistic approach to farmland and ranchland, protecting it from development, promoting
environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on it. Agriculture offers the most promising solutions in our fight against climate change—but only when we support farming can it fulfill its promise to feed us and heal our planet. Learn
more at www.farmland.org.
The
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pending.
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attendance at an entire session of a course or program. No credit shall be awarded for attending a portion of a course or a portion of a session.
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