Farm and Ranchland Protection Program

The Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, USDA partners with State, tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations to acquire conservation easements or other interests in land from landowners. USDA provides up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value.

To qualify, farmland must be part of a pending offer from a State, tribe, or local farmland protection program; be privately owned; have a conservation plan for highly erodible land; be large enough to sustain agricultural production; be accessible to markets for what the land produces; have adequate infrastructure and agricultural support services; and have surrounding parcels of land that can support long-term agricultural production. Depending on funding availability, proposals must be submitted by the eligible entities to the NRCS Florida State Office during the application window.

Additional Information

• FRPP Policy, 440-V-CPM, Part 519
• Farmland Information Center
• National Environmental Policy Act Documents

For more information visit the NRCS National Farm and Ranchland Protection Program website.

Florida Program Contact

Ken Murray, Assistant State Conservationist, 352-338-9509

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