FSHancaattr Farming, Saturday, January 4,1992
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.
Fanners speak for themselves in
“Farmland Forever,” a new
documentary video produced for
the American Farmland Trust
(AFT) by Florentine Films.
AFT is a national conservation
organization devoted to protecting
America’s farmland resources.
The video is one way AFT is meet
ing the public education compo
nent of its program, which also
includes policy development and
land acquisitions.
Four farm families in New Eng
land and California are featured in
the 18-minute VHS video. They
have protected their farmland
using a technique called purchase
of development rights (PDR).
PDR programs give landowners
a valuable option to selling their
land for housing developments and
shopping malls. With PDR, far
mers can sell the right to develop
their land instead of the land itself.
They continue to own their
property and are paid for the addi
tional, non-farm development val
ue. As Neil Mclsaac, a California
dairyman in the video describes it,
“We’ve got land that’s worth
something. And the development
rights are separate from the land.
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Rather than waiting somewhere
down the line and cashing every
thing out, we’re able to sell the
development rights and use those
dollars either back in the opera
tion, or to reinvest to give us some
financial security to bring another
family member along.”
The farmers filmed present their
experiences with PDR programs
with candor, sincerity, and humor.
Gordon Williams speaks about his
family’s strong land stewardship
ethic. His son Daryl represents the
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caused by the drought has
prompted many sheep fanners to
house and feed their animals in
confined quarters, which can lead
to an increase in coccidia Infec
tions, according to a sheep expert
in Penn State's College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
"Two factors seem to trigger a
coccidia outbreak: stress, and poor
sanitation in confined areas," says
Dr. Clair Engle, associate profes
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11th generation on their Connecti
cut River Valley farm. With true
Yankee humility he confesses. “I
feel the sale of my development
rights makes me sort of a hero
because I’ve always felt very
strongly about the land and no mat
ter what happens to me now. it’ll
always be a farm.”
AFT wanted the video to show
the benefits of PDR by having suc
cessful, commercial farmers
explain why they chose to protect
'heir land by selling development
For Coccidia Infection In
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sitic protozoa entering the walls of
the intestinal tract The protozoa
multiply, swelling and rupturing
(he cells of the intestinal wall.
"These ruptures cause hemorrhag
ing, resulting in bloody diarrhea
and dark, tarry feces," Engle says.
"If feces containing these para
sites are permitted to contaminate
feed and water, or if sheep pick
them up from grazing or licking
contaminated areas, they become
infected."
Most sheep carry coccidia pro
tozoa, but adult sheep seldom
show clinical signs. Coccidia
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rights. AFT was especially inter
ested in reaching fanners in states
that have new PDR programs or
where PDR is under discussion.
“By using farmers to explain the
program and what it meant to
them, the video is an excellent way
to reach other farmers. We’ll defi
nitely use it,” said Boyd E. Wolff,
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture.
The sale of development rights
also provides farmers with a valu
able option in estate planning.
often cause sudden death in lambs
three weeks old and younger.
"Coccidia are opportunistic para
sites." says Engle. "This means
they do the most damage during
stressful periods, such as lambing,
weaning, moving, unfavorable
weather and outbreaks of other
infectious diseases."
Nearly all farm animals are sus
ceptible to some form of coccidia,
but sheep do not transmit the para
site to other species, nor do they
become infected with the coccidia
protozoa from other species.
"If one of vour sheep is show
ing signs of the disease, have your
veterinarian confirm the disease as
soon as possible and prescribe
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AFT has a new brochure available,
“Your Land, Your Legacy,” that
outlines several estate planning
and conservation strategies.
For more information on pur
chasing copies of the video, or
receiving AFT’s literature on the
purchase of development rights,
estate planning, and other farm
land protection techniques, contact
the American Farmland Trust,
Northeastern Office, One Short
Street, Northampton, MA 01060.
Sheep
necessary treatment," Engle says.
All animals in the herd should
be treated. Those with clinical
symptoms should receive indivi
dual sulfa drug treatment, and
those showing no signs can be
treated by medication mixed with
feed or water.
"You and your veterinarian also
should discuss preventative mea
sures for controlling continued
outbreaks," Engle says. "The best
prevention for this insidious para
site infection is a program that
combines a watchful eye for
symptoms, good sanitation prac
tices and a feed-grade
coccidiostat"
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