Farmland Preservation
Preserving farmland today, protecting our future
2024 Meeting Minutes
January 23rd
April 16th
July 30th
November 18th
*To be posted Meeting Minutes In the News
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Minimum Criteria for Applications
1. The farm must be located in a duly recorded agricultural security area which has at least 500 acres enrolled. 2. The farm must contain at least 50% of soils which are available for agricultural production and are of Land Capability Classes I-IV as defined by the USDA-NRCS. 3. The farm must contain the greater of 50% or 10 acres of harvested cropland, pasture or grazing lands. 4. Be contiguous acreage of at least 50 acres in size unless the tract is at least 10 acres in size and is either utilized for a crop unique to the area or is contiguous to a property which has a perpetual conservation easement in place which is held by a "qualified conservation organization" as that term is defined at section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.A § 170(h)(3)). For more information about Agricultural Security Areas visit http://www.agriculture.pa.gov click on Programs then search by Program Name for "Agricultural Security Area (ASA)" |
Bradford County Conservation District
Stoll Natural Resource Center 200 Lake Road, Suite E | Towanda PA 18848 Phone: (570)-485-3144 |