1. Slide 1 FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (FRPP) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

2. Slide 2 FRPP Key Points Purchases conservation easements to limit non-agricultural land use conversion Matches funds to organizations with existing farmland protection programs Landowners retain all agriculture rights

3. Slide 3 FRPP Key Points To be eligible, farms or ranches must –Be privately own –Contain 50 percent of prime, unique, or statewide important soils –Be subject to a pending offer

4. Slide 4 FRPP Key Points Allows for purchase of perpetual easements Easements held by the eligible entity Eligible entities include tribes, state and local government, and NGOs Available in all states

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