Tag: farmland preservation
Farmland trust report urges land use planning to reduce farmland loss
If the U.S. continues to develop farmland at the same rate, the country will lose another 18 million acres of farmland by 2040, according to a new report from the American Farmland Trust. Land-use planning and policies that support “smart growth" could reduce that number.
Medina farm set aside as historic property with park district, nonprofits
The Medina County Park District is taking over managing a historic farm property in Medina. It will be preserved as open space, as a working farm and as a place for education and history.
Reader: Options are available for preserving farms
A Farm and Dairy reader provides information to preserve Butternut Farm, in North Eaton that has been put up for auction.
Reader: Eminent domain is legal, but not ethical
A reader shares the story of land seized from a farmer near the village of Lagrange, concluding eminent domain may be legal, but perhaps not ethical.
Union Co. farmer sues ODA over pipeline on preserved farmland
Attorneys for the Bailey family filed two lawsuits July 12 to force the Ohio Department of Agriculture to defend its land from the pipeline and to stop Columbia Gas of Ohio from moving forward with eminent domain proceedings.
Pa. invests $5.1M to preserve 30 farms
Pennsylvania recently safeguarded 2,305 acres on 30 farms in 19 counties, investing more than $5.1 million through its Farmland Preservation Program.
‘Lack of leadership’ hurt Ohio farmland preservation program
Ohio’s farmland preservation program needs an extra $7 million this year to help it right the ship after several years of fiscal mismanagement, according to Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda said.
Conservation program deadline is approaching
The next deadline for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service Ohio Conservation Stewardship Program applications is March 31.
Ohio Farmland Preservation overspent, not taking LAEPP applications in 2021
The Ohio Office of Farmland Preservation is not accepting applications for its Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program this year.
Pennsylvania preserves 14,727 acres of farmland in 2020
Pennsylvania safeguarded 2,710 acres on 32 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nation-leading farmland preservation program in 2020.
