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		<title>Major Land Use of the United States</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2012/02/03/major-land-use-of-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007 from ERS (Click on image below). By Cynthia Nickerson, Robert Ebel, Allison Borchers, and Fernando Carriazo Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-89) 67 pp, December 2011<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=419&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Field Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill for Fish and Wildlife Conservation</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/04/30/field-guide-to-the-2008-farm-bill-for-fish-and-wildlife-conservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. NABCI Committee and the Intermountain West Joint Venture have produced a Field Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill for Fish and Wildlife Conservation.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=236&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Changes in the 2008 Farm Bill</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/08/22/understanding-changes-in-the-2008-farm-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA Economic Research Service has posted a detailed, side-by-side comparison of the 2008 Farm Bill to previous versions.  Here is a direct link to the Conservation Title comparison.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=74&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Primary Nesting Season</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/06/28/primary-nesting-seasons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA FSA has a map of the Primary Nesting Season (PNS). PNS is the period of high nesting activity of grassland birds, and managed haying and grazing is prohibited during this time frame. Notice how much the dates and length of the PNS varies even among adjacent states.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=53&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Farm Bill Reviews</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/06/03/more-farm-bill-reviews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More responses to the Farm Bill: &#8220;Farm Bill Flubs&#8221; from the Cato Institute; &#8220;With US Farmland Maxed Out&#8230;&#8221; from National Geographic; &#8220;WWF says Farm Bill is missed opportunity.&#8230;&#8221; WWF. &#8220; Germination of Conservation Fortunes in the New Farm Bill Remains Uncertain&#8221; from Wildlife Management Institute.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=46&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Bill Benefits to Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/29/farm-bill-benefits-to-wildlife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Comprehensive Review of Farm Bill Benefits to Wildlife reviews the impacts of USDA Conservation Programs on wildlife habitat and populations from 1885-2000. Much of the document focuses on grassland birds because the vast majority of the enrolled acres are in grass practices, and most of the available research is on birds. There are chapters [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=43&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grazing and Haying CRP for Livestock Needs</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/29/grazing-and-haying-crp-for-livestock-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/29/grazing-and-haying-crp-for-livestock-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA just opened up &#62; 24 million acres of CRP to help offset increased feed costs. Many wildlife concerns are directly addressed. &#8220;Eligible land may not be hayed or grazed until after the end of the primary nesting season. Also, some &#8230;.. land must be reserved for wildlife and &#8230;&#8230; must have a conservation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=44&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sampling of Farm Bill Reviews</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/21/sampling-of-farm-bill-reviews/</link>
		<comments>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/21/sampling-of-farm-bill-reviews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three reviews of the Farm Bill from the Wildlife Management Institute, FarmPolicy.com, and the Wildlife Management Pro.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&#038;blog=3470355&#038;post=38&#038;subd=practicalconservation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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