our farms or that farms that we acquire in the future will not be subject to third•party mineral rights. lb the extent that third parties have mineral rights on farms that we currently own or acquire in the future, we expect that we would be required to permit third parties to enter such farms for the purpose of drilling and operating oil or gas wells on the premises. We will also be required to set aside a reasonable portion of the surface area of our farms to accommodate these oil and gas operations. The devotion of a portion of our farms to these oil and gas operations would reduce the amount of the surface available for farming or farm-related uses. Such activities might also disrupt the productivity of the farmland or property related to farming or increase the risk of environmental liabilities, any of which could materially adversely impact the rents that we receive from leasing these farms. If our tenants fail to comply with applicable labor regulations, it could have an adverse effect on our tenants' ability to make rental payments to us and, in turn, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. State, county and federal governments have implemented a number of regulations governing labor practices used in connection with farming operations. For example, these regulations seek to provide for minimum wages and minimum and maximum work hours, as well as to restrict the hiring of illegal immigrants. If one of our tenants is accused of violating, or found to have violated such regulations, it could have a material adverse effect on the tenant's results of operations, which could materially adversely affect its ability to make its rental payments to us and, in turn, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. New legislation or regulations reeding the U.S. agricultural sector, particularly with respect to miter use in California, could materially adversely affect the value of our farms and results of operations. If Congres