Sentences with phrase «farmland protection in»

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.

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HCI's research also suggests that investing in farmland has also provided capital protection and appreciation, with lower volatility, that has exceeded investing in gold along with an income stream that gave stronger income distribution than investing in S&P / TSX Index tracked investments.

In fact, according to a 2014 report from the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, about one - fifth of all farmland in the country is heavily contaminated with toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium and leaIn fact, according to a 2014 report from the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, about one - fifth of all farmland in the country is heavily contaminated with toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium and leain the country is heavily contaminated with toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium and lead.

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

Together, we have completed an ambitious farmland protection plan that is being put into action, and we will be embarking on our Agriculture - Friendly Oneida County Initiative that will serve as a guide to assist municipalities and businesses in navigating zoning, regulations, planning and laws that will allow ag - business to expand.

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 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.

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; anFarmland Protection Plan (and Appendix) in connection with all actions and decisions affecting agriculture and farmland preservation within Erie County; anfarmland preservation within Erie County; and it is,

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 fFarmland Protection Plan to guide County efforts to support local farms and protect farmlandfarmland.

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 theFarmland 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 thefarmland 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.

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.

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

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

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

Actions on this priority will be in many directions ranging from environmental protection, saving farmland, public transit, bikeways, attracting sustainable jobs from non-polluting industries, increasing recycling, finding a better solution to sending our trash 240 miles away for disposal and more.

«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.

Haitis need for farmland and timber rapidly deforested the already sparse trees on its side of the island, with disastrous consequences: soil erosion, loss of timber for building and of wood for charcoal fuel, heavier sediment loads in rivers and decreased watershed protection that reduced the potential for hydroelectric power.

While this has resulted in the protection of more than 80,000 agricultural acres — including nearly 11,000 acres by Scenic Hudson — it represents only 11 percent of the region's total farmland, and falls far short of the acreage needed to meet even current needs for local food.

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.

Today, as Scenic Hudson's Assistant Land Conservation Director, I direct our work in farmland protection - and I'm even more excited because we've become a national leader in developing innovative strategies to secure productive agricultural land essential for sustaining supplies of fresh, healthy food.

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.

Walt's Dairy was ranked the highest priority for protection among all the farms identified in Scenic Hudson's Foodshed Conservation Plan, a data - driven blueprint for ramping up collaborative farmland - protection efforts to create a secure source of fresh, local food for the Hudson Valley and New York City.

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.

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«It's too bad that there may be less money available to invest in farmland protection,» Dempsey said.

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.

Under these easements, land owners voluntarily give an environmental organization or government entity a nonpossessive interest in property for conservation purposes such as the protection of a natural habitat or preservation of a forest or farmland.