Sentences with phrase «farmland protection»

More than $ 5 million in two new state grants is available for farmland protection efforts in New York.

Included in this year's budget is $ 20 million specifically for farmland protection in the Hudson Valley.

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 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.

Land preservation groups and elected officials will be on hand in two Hudson Valley, New York locations to announce farmland protection efforts.

Cari Watkins - Bates, Assistant Land Conservation Director for Scenic Hudson, directs the group's farmland protection work.

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.

Multi-faceted approach includes $ 100,000 «farmer to consumer» funding and ongoing implementation of Farmland Protection Plan

There really isn't a whole lot in the Regional Economic Development Council about farmland protection, even though a good portion of the local economy is based on our farm production, not only in Erie County, but all of Western New York.

When I say Erie County, I'm talking about Erie County government's strengths to assist farmers in going forward with farmland protection issues.

«Scenic Hudson's Foodshed Conservation Plan provides the data, rationale and strategy to take farmland protection in the region to a whole new level.

It communicates the urgency of conserving our family farms, the foundation of the region's robust agricultural economy, and offers a method for prioritizing farmland protection to ensure the greatest possible public and economic benefits from stakeholders» investments.

Or see this release for details about Scenic Hudson's other farmland protection efforts in the Rondout Valley.

I'm also inspired by the fact that thanks to Scenic Hudson's farmland protection tools, we play an important role in local farmers» ability to produce fresh foods and maintain stewardship of lands that benefit so many.

What role does farmland protection and conservation mean to the future of the Hudson Valley region?

The New York State Farmland Protection Program provided funding for 75 percent of the project, which closed on Oct. 11, while the Open Space Conservancy (OSC), the land acquisition affiliate of OSI, and Scenic Hudson each contributed 12.5 percent.

These transactions are representative of a comprehensive farmland protection effort underway in the Hudson River Valley that serves to: protect open space amid rising development pressures; safeguard a local source of fresh and healthy food; fuel a significant farming economy; shelter surrounding viewsheds; and maintain a highly desirable rural community character.

We have doubled the amount of land we have preserved for public enjoyment and launched brownfield reclamation and Farmland Protection initiatives.

Purchasing conservation easements from farmers helped to accomplish all three of those goals in Kane County, Ill., about 60 miles west of Chicago, said Janice Hill, the county's farmland protection manager.

In an effort to support local farms and protect farmland, the 2012 Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan set...

After receiving the County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board report and recommendations and following a public hearing, the Erie County Legislature determines whether the district shall be continued, terminated or modified.

Meet Cari Watkins - Bates, Assistant Land Conservation Director at Scenic Hudson where she directs the organization's farmland protection work.

This Foodshed Conservation Plan provides a sound blueprint for ramping up farmland protection efforts.

«And we'll help keep farming operations profitable by providing funding for farmland protection.»

Both Farm Bureau officials are pleased with the governor's proposed funding for the Environmental Protection Fund, saying it will help farmers with water quality and farmland protection.

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;

WHEREAS, Erie County's first Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan was developed in 1996 and, in the past 16 years, much has changed throughout the region;

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.

Department personnel also provide administrative and policy support to the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.

Executive Order # 012 — Implementation of the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan

WHEREAS, The result of the more than two - year process is an Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan intended to direct Erie County's agricultural planning for the next decade;

It is ordered all applicable Erie County Departments to follow the policies and recommendations contained within the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan (and Appendix) in connection with all actions and decisions affecting agriculture and farmland preservation within Erie County; and it is,

The new Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan creates innovative strategies to guide the County to identify and protect agricultural land with development pressure, support new farms and attract new farmers to Erie County, identify strategies to increase the financial viability of agriculture in the County, connect rural and urban farmers with consumers and new markets, and increase accessibility of healthy, local food for consumers.

WHEREAS, In 2010, Erie County embarked on a process to develop a new Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan to guide County efforts to support local farms and protect farmland.

Erie County Legislator and Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board Chairman Dino Fudoli, R - Lancaster, invites anyone with an interest in farms, farmland and food production in Erie County to participate in one of three scheduled public forums planned this summer throughout the county.

Discussions pertaining to farming, food production, and efforts to plan for agriculture in Erie County will be led by Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning and American Farmland Trust.

Erie County received a state grant to develop a new Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan.

Then this afternoon in Taghkanic, Scenic Hudson's Sullivan and Columbia County officials will gather at Triple Creek Farm, a dairy farm, to announce the farmland protection effort there.

Farmland protection is a good example.

It's one of the reasons why we announced the Farmland Protection Plan.

A public hearing will also be scheduled at a later date to consider all inclusion requests and the recommendations of the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.

Martens has been president of the nonprofit Open Space Institute since 1998, directing land acquisition, historic preservation and farmland protection.