{"id":46080,"date":"2023-11-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/?p=46080"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:38:21","slug":"for-a-love-of-the-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/2023\/11\/08\/for-a-love-of-the-land\/","title":{"rendered":"For A Love Of The Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aldo Leopold said, \u201cWe abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.\u201d Leopold&#8217;s desire to ethically care for the land has inspired generations to practice conserving the land they manage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Hovel is one of those individuals. He is a woodland owner who ethically manages 3,300 acres of land in several Northwoods counties. 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