Not exact matches
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;
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, Cl
Farmland Protection program that will protect at - risk
farmland and keep it from future development, The Farm at Miller's Crossing, 170 Route 217, Cl
farmland and keep it from future development, The Farm at Miller's Crossing, 170 Route 217, Claverack.
More than $ 5 million in two new
state grants is available for
farmland protection efforts in New York.
«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.»
A great testament to its success in forging collaboration, the Foodshed Conservation Plan was key to securing $ 20 million in
state funds from Governor Andrew Cuomo for
farmland protection in the region.
The Open Space Institute is committed to
farmland protection, having already preserved nearly 2,000 acres, (including the Davenport and Misner Farms), in the area, complementing 25,000 acres of Shawangunk Ridge
protection and a total of 100,000 acres across New York
State.
The report looks at 15 county level case studies from 14 different
states, and covers topics ranging from production inputs, marketing,
farmland protection and outlook for the future.