Pioneering Preservation: Idaho’s New Agricultural Protection Act.

The article explains how the Agricultural Protection Area Act in Idaho will help usher preservation measures for working lands, including cropland, pasture, rangeland and private forests. It summarizes provisions of the law covering the regulation of necessary use of lands, continuity development, viability of agricultural use, and application for designation of land as an agricultural protection area (APA). Also noted is the need for local governments to establish APA ordinance and commission.