>  One farms 2600 acres,  and hes taken the time to enroll 6 acres on the side to this program.   Believe me when I tell you the effort required to participate with 6 acres was not worth the tax break he got.  

Thanks, Charles. It's easy to criticize these types of things, but one thing is true: they are based on the desire to make things better, they show a way to do it, and constitute a step in the right direction. 

Set-asides on farms, utility easements, land reclamation projects, all these places can become forage and habitat for pollinators. They may not be anybody's ideal, but they have a value that's real.

P

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