PA Invests $350k in Centre, Somerset Counties to Preserve Farms; $7.1m Statewide

5 more Lehigh Valley farms saved from development. Find out where

Five Lehigh Valley farms, totaling 326 acres, will be preserved under a state investment program that protects them from future residential or commercial development. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office announced Thursday that more than 1,905 acres on 25 farms in 17 counties were part of a $7.1 million investment in state, county and local funds. “Our farmers deserve the certainty and support to keep their land in production and continue fueling our loca…

PA invests $350k in Centre, Somerset counties to preserve farms; $7.1m statewide

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Shapiro administration announced it will spend more than $350,000 to preserve farmland in Centre and Somerset counties by purchasing development rights. The figure is $7.1 million statewide, and the investment includes rights for 1,905 acres on 25 farms in 17 counties. The purchase will protect the farmland from future residential or [...]

Berks County farm among 25 preserved statewide through $7.1 million investment

A Berks County farm is among 25 across Pennsylvania that will be permanently preserved through a nearly $7.1 million state investment aimed at protecting prime farmland from future development. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced that the State Agricultural Land Preservation Board approved funding to purchase development rights for 1,905 acres in 17 counties. In Berks County, $133,820 was invested to preserve a 44-acre crop and …