Sentences with phrase «farmland protection programs»

The final bill is subtly reworded to refer to the «Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement and Hudson Valley Farmland Protection Programs» (i.e., two different regional initiatives) and stipulates that funds can flow to non-profit groups and local governments as well as to farmers themselves.

At 2 p.m., the state Department of Agriculture and Markets will announce the award recipients of the Hudson Valley Farmland Protection program that will protect at - risk farmland and keep it from future development, The Farm at Miller's Crossing, 170 Route 217, Claverack.

Not exact matches

Suffolk County has its eye on preserving 56 acres of farmland along Route 48 in Cutchogue through the county's Drinking Water Protection Program.

The grants are funded through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program, and the projects will support the preservation of farmland for agricultural use and protect it from degradation through the use of perpetual conservation eaFarmland Protection Implementation Grant program, and the projects will support the preservation of farmland for agricultural use and protect it from degradation through the use of perpetual conservation eafarmland for agricultural use and protect it from degradation through the use of perpetual conservation easements.

«These projects include the completion of the 2017 Farmland Protection Plan, with a grant from the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets we have hired a Farm to School Marketing Coordinator to help our regions farmers sell locally produced food products to our public schools» lunch programs and with the support of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Oneida County Health Department, Oneida County Planning Department, Mohawk Valley Community College ThINCubator and the Mohawk Valley Food Policy Council we will be conducting an extensive study of the total Oneida County Food system.»

The New York State Department of Agriculture and markets and the Erie County Community Development Block Grant program provided key funding for the project, and the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning led the local effort to gather and assess public input with guidance from the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board;

Two weeks ago, freshman Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski introduced legislation to alter Suffolk's Drinking Water Protection Program to favor farmland preservation over open space.

The Department supports the County's vibrant agricultural economy through agricultural programs including The County's Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan and Agricultural District Program.

Taking money meant for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, such as solar panels for schools and modernizing inefficient buildings, and putting it into the EPF for clean water protection, farmland preservation and recycling programs is a shell game.

«The EPF has been a key source of state aid assisting local communities in undertaking a range of projects from drinking water quality to wetlands protection, from community parks enhancement to recycling programs, and from farmland preservation to controlling invasive species.»

The EPF funds vital programs in land conservation, clean water and wetlands protection, recycling, farmland preservation, sustainable waterfront planning and estuary restoration.

Equity Trust's Hudson Valley Farm Affordability Program complements and enhances the farmland protection efforts of the many conservation groups working in the Hudson Valley by supporting the use of critical tools for keeping farmers on the land.

Another factor clouding the future of farmland preservation is uncertainty about funding for, and the direction of, federal protection programs.