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Last week I wrote about “prime” soils and development pressure on prime farmland here in Bradford County. This week I would like to look at the three required components of farmland preservation and how the community can get involved with this important program. Farmland Preservation requires municipalities, landowners, and funding. To be eligible for the county Farmland Preservation program, farms must: 1) be part of an Agricultural Security Area (ASA) 2) contain at least 50% class I through IV soils, as defined by USDA-NRCS. 3) contain at least 50% harvested cropland, pasture or grazing lands 4) contain at least 50 contiguous acres OR over 10 acres and utilized for a crop unique to the area or contiguous to a property that already has a permanent conservation easement. 
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By: Amy Kneller, Agricultural Resource Specialist, BCCD We are often asked “Why preserve farmland here when there isn’t development pressure to protect it from?” While Bradford County doesn’t have the visible development pressure of southeastern Pennsylvania, our areas of prime farmland are under pressure to be developed.  |
AuthorsVarious staff at the Bradford County Conservation District Archives
February 2020
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