Crops over Concrete: How Agricultural Conservation Easements Keep Florida Green

Each spring, Earth Day saves as an international reminder about the importance of environmental conservation, which includes preserving rural lands and promoting thoughtful growth.Here in the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, assistant professor and extension economist Dr. Nathan Palardy has spent the last several years developing an integrated research and extension program focused on agricultural conservation easement programs, a policy mechanism designed to do just that.Our hosts sat down with FRE undergraduate senior Kimberly Miranda-Ramos and her honors thesis advisor Dr. Nathan Palardy to learn more about the types of programs available, the costs and benefits of enacting agricultural conservation easement programs, and the important role these programs can play as a policy tool for preserving the state's agricultural heritage while encouraging thoughtful and directed growth.Send us Fan MailThe opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their sole responsibility do not represent positions, policies or opinion of the University of Florida, UF/IFAS, or the UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics.Got thoughts on the episode, questions for us, or an idea for what we should cover next? Reach out to us by email at [email protected] and Outro Music - "Just Kidding" - Ahjay Stelino. Used under the Mixkit Stock Music Free License.