American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001

The American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001 proposed the creation of a new federal program to help farmers and landowners better manage the environmental health of their property. Under this bill, the Department of Agriculture would enter into voluntary "stewardship agreements" with individual landowners to tailor existing conservation efforts to the specific needs of their specific acreage. For citizens, this would mean a more localized approach to protecting soil quality, water resources, and wildlife habitats on agricultural lands through partnerships between federal, state, and local agencies.