http://hppr.org en http://hppr.org/post/conservation-easements-and-land-trust-organizations <p></p><p>More than half of western Great Plains farmers are near retirement age. Many are considering conservation easements as a way of protecting the land from development and subdivision long after they're gone. The federal government, through USDA programs, negotiate easements on land meeting conservation requirements. Other organizations - Land Trusts - have been created specifically for contracting with landowners to quell future development rights to the land. This episode the functions of land trusts and what they're able to accomplish. This story is part one of a four-part series on Conservation Easements. It originally aired on HPPR April 16, 2013</p><p> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000 Dale Bolton 14484 at http://hppr.org Conservation Easements and Land Trust Organizations http://hppr.org/post/high-plains-food-bank-practices-water-conservation <p></p><p>Today we'll make our final visit to Amarillo and the High Plains Food Bank, where we'll be investigating the task of watering the large plot that provides food for so many in the Texas Panhandle.&nbsp; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:01:00 +0000 Skip Mancini 8626 at http://hppr.org High Plains Food Bank Practices Water Conservation