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Trump Golf Course Faces HazardsRead More »U.S. Government Seeks $18 Million Refund from Timber CountiesRead More »Poultry Farmer Challenges EPA on Clean Water ActRead More »A New Farm Bill, Specialty Crops and Onerous Government RegulationsRead More »Sweeping Maine Tax Reform Proposal AnnouncedRead More »New tax law increases direct expense deduction for 2012, 2013Read More »Farm land prices: A correction maybe, not a bursting bubbleRead More »Son Ready to Manage in Qualls PartnershipRead More »Let It Grow: Brosten Farm Planting Project Controls ErosionRead More »Hawkins family seeks to protect farmRead More »Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to recognize JA Ranch for conservation effortsRead More »2014 Fiscal Year Estate Tax ProposalsRead More »The Corse Farm: Forever ConservedRead More »Conservation and the Fiscal Cliff DealRead More »Institute Has Obligation to Public at WindstarRead More »Easement Will Keep Dairy Farm WorkingRead More »Pajaro Valley heritage lives on at historic ranchRead More »Senators offer bill to make ‘Farm Flex' pilot permanentRead More »Sale Arranged for Windstar property in Old SnowmassRead More »Dutchess, Columbia Farmland Protected by Scenic HudsonRead More »Kansas ranchers turn to conservation easements to prevent future developmentRead More »FL Environmental Groups Reach Signature Threshold for Conservation AmendmentRead More »Pine Creek Watershed Land Going into Conservation EasementRead More »Commentary: Farm Bureau supports overhaul of the federal tax codeRead More »4 Braun & Gresham Clients Complete Sales and Aquifer Protection Initiative Gets New BrandRead More »CO House Passes Bill Extending Conservation Easement Tax CapRead More »Health Insurance Unknowns Loom for Farmers as Affordable Care Act ApproachesRead More »Rep. Paul Gosar Introduces Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013Read More »The Enhanced Easement Incentive: Fiscal Cliff UpdateRead More »Making the Enhanced CE Tax Incentive PermanentRead More »Congress May Tighten The Belt On Cute Tax TricksRead More »Tax Legislation Sets Up Race to “Begin Construction” of Renewables Facilities by Year-EndRead More »IRS Preparer Regulations Wiped OutRead More »Maine Tax AlertRead More »Significant Estate Planning Developments in 2013Read More »The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Impact on Private Landowners and ConservationRead More » Events 2013 Forest Health and Resilience SeriesRead More »CRP Informational WebinarRead More »Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries News - Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board to MeetRead More »Forum on Invasive Species and the LawRead More »Riparian Ecology WebinarRead More »Forest Service to Host Kids Fishing Days at Lake PowhatanRead More »Invasive Species and Forest Management Field DayRead More »16th Annual Save Our Lake & Coast Fishing RodeoRead More »Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation 24th Annual Back to the Beach FestivalRead More »From H-2-O: a teacher training workshop for teachersRead More »Orchard Floor Management in Organic SystemsRead More »Forest Service to Host Kids Fishing Day at Cedar Swamp PondRead More »Enjoy Kids Fishing Days this SpringRead More »From the Raindrop to the River: The Basics of Forest HydrologyRead More »2013 Summer Seminar in Traverse City, MichiganRead More »Sure! I'll move out of the floodplain!Read More »Climate Variability and U.S. ForestsRead More »ANRC needs public input for Arkansas water planRead More »Managing Family Forests in California: A Guide to Stewardship PlanningRead More »Quantifying Debris - A Marine Debris WorkshopRead More »Farm Income Tax, Estate and Business Planning Seminar (Santa Fe, NM)Read More »2013 Summer Seminar in Santa Fe, New MexicoRead More »Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries News - Annual Drawdown at Catahoula Lake Scheduled to Begin May 1Read More »Farming for Beneficial Insects: Pollinators, Predators and ParasitoidsRead More »2013 Leopold Conservation Award Symposium (Nebraska)Read More »4-H Summer CampRead More »2nd Annual Southwest Agricultural Issues Summit Rolls to Oklahoma CityRead More »Land Trust Alliance National Conference to be held in New Orleans, LARead More »Rally 2013: The National Land Conservation ConferenceRead More »Louisiana's Hunters 4 the Hungry - Clean Out Your Freezer DayRead More »The NCFA's Annual Meeting - "Dynamic Markets & Sustainable Opportunities" - is heading to New Bern in 2013Read More »Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries News - LDWF, Cabela’s and CCA-Louisiana Host Women’s Fishing WorkshopRead More »Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries News - LDWF Hosts Father-Child FUN CampRead More »Jan. 18 Begins Year of Monthly Field Days in MississippiRead More »4-H members from across the state will be making LA Connections.Read More »Bayou Saint John Marsh Creation ProjectRead More »Many and varied AGFC programs are free for ArkansansRead More »Successful Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries Conference Brings Together Diverse VoicesRead More »