Sunday, November 17, 2024
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently added 1,953 acres on 28 farms in 16 counties to its farmland preservation program.

The Davidson family farm in Clark County is the third Ohio farm to join the program this year.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will purchase development rights for 2,250 acres on 28 farms in 15 counties to forever protect them.

The first two farms added to Ohio's Farmland Preservation Program in 2024 are the Swingle Family farm and the Boeck Family farm.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture added 1,519 acres on 22 farms in 11 Pennsylvania counties to its farmland preservation program. 

The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced eight new additions to its Farmland Preservation program.

Pennsylvania has preserved 2,553 acres on 30 farms in 21 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development.

Nine land trusts, seven counties or townships and 25 Soil and Water Conservation Districts will receive funding to help preserve farmland across Ohio.

A free program on options to preserve the family farm will be held Nov. 2 at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center, 877 W. Old Lincolnway.

Portage Park District has preserved thousands of acres of land and thousands of miles of waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico.