READING, Dec. 13, 2012 — An additional 168 acres of Berks County farmland will be preserved through the purchase of conservation easements valued at $420,000 that were approved today by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board, according to state Sen. Judy Schwank, a Preservation Board member.
Según el senador, se conservarán las siguientes explotaciones:
Family Municipality Acres Preserved
Pearl Noll Richmond Twp. 49.20
Naomi Mae Stutzman Longswamp Twp. 118.80
Total: 168.0
“Our farmlands play a crucial role in the vitality of our state and local economy, so it’s imperative that we preserve our agricultural industry,” Schwank said. “I’m pleased that our families farms are being preserved thanks to the preservation board funds.”
Statewide 4,364 farms totaling 470,155 acres have been preserved since the program’s inception. In Berks County 645 farms consisting of 65,118 acres have been preserved. Berks County has preserved more acreage of farmland than any other county in the state program.
La Junta de Preservación de Tierras Agrícolas tiene por objeto preservar permanentemente grandes grupos de tierras agrícolas viables mediante la adquisición de servidumbres agrícolas de conservación (ACE). Una ACE impide el desarrollo de la tierra para cualquier fin que no sea la agricultura productiva.
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