5 Lancaster County farms to be preserved with $1.5M in county, state dollars

Skagit County protects additional 159 acres of farmland

The Skagit County Farmland Legacy Program has recently welcomed three new protected farm properties, totaling 159 acres.

PA invests nearly $10M to ensure 35 farms in 18 counties stay farms forever

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration announced this week that Pennsylvania is investing nearly $10 million to purchase development rights for 2,672 acres on 35 farms in 18 counties — protecting them from future residential or commercial development.

Blair County crop, livestock farm to be protected from future development

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The development rights to 35 farms, including one in Blair County, have been purchased to help ensure that the farmland will be protected. Pennsylvania is investing nearly $10 million to make sure that over 2,600 acres of land in 18 counties will never be used for residential or commercial property. The Shapiro Administration added that these investments will make sure that farmers have quality land to continue feeding…

5 Lancaster County farms to be preserved with $1.5M in county, state dollars

Five Lancaster County farms are among 35 farms in 18 counties that will be preserved through a $10 million investment by local governments and the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program.

70 Years of Increasing Yields: How U.S. Agriculture Scaled Up Since the 1950s

American farms have dramatically increased crop and livestock production in the last 70 years to feed a rapidly growing global population.

Pennsylvania Invests Nearly $10 Million to Ensure That 35 Farms, 2,672 Prime Farmland Acres in 18 Counties Stay Farms Forever

HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The Shapiro Administration announced Thursday that Pennsylvania is investing nearly $10 million to purchase development rights for 2,672 acres on 35 farms in 18 counties, protecting them from future residential or commercial development. These joint investments by state and local government ensure that Pennsylvania farmers will have the prime-quality land they need to continue feeding our families and supporting jobs and …