The state Department of Agriculture Thursday said nearly $7.5 million was invested in...
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Five Lehigh Valley farms preserved
The Wolf administration announced Thursday that 3,528 additional acres on 40 farms – including five in the Lehigh Valley - would be protected from development, an investment of more than $9.7 million in state and county dollars to preserve prime farmland.
Read More »Pennsylvania’s preserved farms top 6,000, protecting more than 600,000 acres of prime land
Pennsylvania has preserved more than 6,000 farms with the latest round of farm purchases.
Read More »Pa.’s farmland preservation program surpasses 600,000 acres
Pennsylvania’s farmland preservation program has preserved more than 600,000 acres, a milestone was celebrated at the Martin Farm in Berks County by state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and state Sen. Judy Schwank, D-Berks, minority chair of the Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs committee, and industry leaders. The state invested $7.5 million to preserve 2,515 acres ...
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