A34-L«nc«ster Farming, Saturday, May 5,1990 Gordon (Contlnuad from Pag* A2B) and where is the rest of the money going to come from? “I think the majority of farmers feel that ag land preservation is kind of a fad,” Hoover said. “They’re going to spend a lot of money and get a couple deed restr ictions on some farms, but I think most fanners would rather retain that value themselves. And if any body is going to preserve that farm, they'll just hand it down and take care of it themselves,” he said. Statewide agricultural zoning could be an answer to keeping till able farmland secure for agricul ture, Hoover said. However, statewide zoning is not popular among the politics of the state General Assembly, nor among developers or others look ing to use land for construction sites. It could also be that it isn’tpopu lar among the farm community either, it’s too early to tell. But there it is. Hoover took over the reins of the county association from Donald Ranck. 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