Pennsylvania Adds 18 Farms, Nearly 1,500 Acres to Preservation Program | cnbnews.net

Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board today safeguarded 1,495 additional acres on 18 farms in 10 counties through the state’s nation-leading farmland preservation program.

Since the program began in 1988, federal, state, county and local governments have invested nearly $1.3 billion to preserve 504,252 acres on 4,750 farms in 57 counties for future agricultural production.

 

\”It’s an honor to again chair the meetings of the board of our nation-leading farmland preservation program,\” said acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. \”The program’s success comes through the work of staff at all levels of government, support from a public who values farmland, and from the farmers themselves who offer their land for preservation. I look forward to the program’s future success.\”