BURLINGTON—The Texas Agricultural Land Trust recently accept the donation of an agricultural conservation easement by Klein Farms, of Milam & Falls Counties.
“By donating their development rights to the Texas Agricultural Land Trust, the Klein family has memorialized their love of the land— ensuring that their 773-acre farm will never be subdivided or developed for non-agricultural purposes,” Blair Fitzsimons, Land Trust CEO said.
The conservation easement was individually negotiated and tailored to fit the Klein family’s wishes for the property, and will run with the title to the land in perpetuity.
“Gene Klein is an innovative and passionate land steward. We are proud to be his partner in conservation,” Fitzsimons said. “Any time we can work with landowners to ensure that valuable ag lands remain in production for future generations is a good day for Texas.”
“Gene and I love to spend evenings in the box blind we call our ‘hotel’ watching the wildlife,” says Gene’s wife, Jan. It was this love of the land that was the impetus for the conservation easement partnership with the Texas Ag Land Trust.”
“I wanted to be sure my land remains in production and is never sold off in small portions for development. I want my family to be able to come out an enjoy the farm forever,” Gene said.
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