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Consider Illinois Conservation Easement options
Canton Daily Ledger
CHAMPAIGN NRCS State Conservationist, Ivan Dozier announced funding is now available for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easement (ACEP-ALE) program. Dozier explains that the ALE program can help address development and population pressures that pose a threat to Illinois farmland acres currently used for agricultural production. Through conservation easements, NRCS provides financial assistance to eligible partners to assist with the purchase of Agricultural Land Easements (ALE). These easements help farmers/landowners keep working croplands and grasslands in active, profitable agriculture production. The ALE sign-up is continuous. However, funding cut-offs are established to allow eligible applications to compete for funding. The first funding cutoff for this fiscal year (FY21) is March 22. All eligible applications on file with NRCS on March 22, will be considered for fund