Tag: farmland preservation
Farmland preservation program set for Nov. 2
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.
Preserving Portage County and thousands of miles of waterways
Portage Park District has preserved thousands of acres of land and thousands of miles of waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico.
Ohio farmland preservation program seeking new local sponsors
The Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office of Farmland Preservation invites agricultural landowners to apply for their local sponsor certification.
Pennsylvania invests $8.6M to preserve 35 farms
The Shapiro Administration preserved 2,645 acres on 35 farms in 18 counties in Pennsylvania to protect farms from developers.
Farms in Allen, Coshocton and Seneca counties join Ohio Farmland Preservation...
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced multiple new additions in Allen, Coshocton and Seneca counties to the Farmland Preservation program.
Wayne County farmland saved by Western Reserve Land Conservancy
A 43-acre parcel of land in Wayne County was recently preserved by landowners Josh and Joanna Keplar and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy.
Pennsylvania invests $10.2 million to protect farmland
Pennsylvania has preserved 2,044 acres on 29 farms in 15 counties, forever protecting them from future residential or commercial development.
Fulton County farm becomes sixth to join Ohio Farmland Preservation Program
Thomas A. Herr, Jr. and Jennifer M. Herr in Fulton County have become the sixth Ohio farm owners to join the Farmland Preservation Program this year.
295 acres added to Ohio’s Farmland Preservation Program
Curtis N. Bechtel, in Knox County, and Ronald S. Rickly, in Fairfield County, become the seventh and eighth Ohio farmers to join the program this year.
Ohio preserves 75 acres of farmland with addition of Acton Family...
Acton Family Farms, LLC, in Ross County, becomes the fifth Ohio farm and first farm ever in Ross County to be added to the Farmland Preservation Program.
