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Emerging Contracts in Agriculture
Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Whether or not global warming is resulting from human activity, increasing attention is being given to greenhouse gases (GHGs) released by humans.
Introduction to Greenhouse Gas Markets and Cap-and-Trade
Agriculture is interested in participating in a cap-and-trade system as an offset provider. Both the U.S. EPA Annual Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report suggest that agriculture has tremendous potential to mitigate GHG emissions.
Contracts in Agriculture
Contractual relationships are nothing new for farmers. Contracts commonly used in agriculture include sales of land, equipment and grain; loans and mortgages; input purchases; land and equipment leases; and production and marketing contracts.
Conservation Easements 
This publication outlines important points to consider when thinking about granting a conservation easement on land.