Historic Farmland Preservation Accomplishments
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Pennsylvania continues to
lead the nation in farmland pres*
ervation.
At the State Farmland Preser
vation Board meeting in Decem
ber, the Schweiker administra
tion announced that
Pennsylvania had a record
breaking year in farmland preser
vation. Three hundred and nine
farms were preserved in 2001.
The Farmland Preservation
Board also approved the addition
of Bradford and Huntingdon
counties into the Pennsylvania
Farmland Preservation Program,
bringing the total number of
counties participating to S 3.
“Farmland Preservation is
proof positive of the success of
‘Growing Greener’,” announced
Gov. Mark Schweiker. “Thanks
to the ‘Growing Greener’ pro
gram, we are able to preserve
more Pennsylvania farms than
ever before. Pennsylvania takes
great pride in its agricultural her
itage and we need to take every
step to preserve it for future
generations.”
“Growing Greener” is Pennsyl
vania’s historic commitment to
the environment and open space.
About $650 million over five
years, including $lOO million in
farmland preservation, is devoted
into Pennsylvania’s largest-ever
environmental investment.
“Pennsylvania has responded
to the call for preserving our
prime agricultural land. Pennsyl
vania leads the nation in the
preservation of farmland.
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Record-Breaking 309 Farms Preserved In 2001
“Through the hard work and
dedication of the state preserva
tion board, county preservation
boards, state lawmakers, and
farmers, we have broken yet an
other farmland preservation re
cord, an all-time high of 309
farms preserved in one year,”
said Agriculture Secretary Sam
Hayes. “I am also pleased to wel
come Bradford and Huntingdon
counties into the State Preserva
tion Program.”
At the December meeting, 22
farms totaling 2,810 acres were
approved for preservation by the
State Preservation Board. Since
1989, Pennsylvania has preserved
a total 1,785 farms totaling
215,243 acres across Pennsylva
nia.
The State Farmland Preserva
tion Board purchases develop
ment rights, referred to as ease
ments, to safeguard
Pennsylvania’s pristine farmland
for future generations.
Hayes noted, “When we pre
serve a farm, not only do we pre
serve open space but we also pre
serve productivity of farmland,
which helps sustain the food
needs of our people.”
In February 2001, Pennsylva
nia’s farmland preservation ef
forts were recognized by the
American Farmland Trust, as the
national leader in farmland pres
ervation with more farmland pre
served than any other state in the
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landowners with the tax planning
on farmland preservation ease
ments, the Installment Purchase
Agreement Program allows land
owners to defer capital gains
taxes, allowing the county preser
vation programs to use funding
towards the preservation of other
farms. The State Farmland Pres
ervation Board approved the first
two farms into the Installment
Purchase Agreement Program in
2001.
To assist counties with their
farmland preservation efforts, the
Land Trust Reimbursement
Grant Program provides up to
$5,000 to reimburse Land Trusts
for the costs of acquiring agricul
tural easements. Currently 15
Land Trusts participate in the
Land Trust Reimbursement
Grant Program.
To learn more about Pennsyl
vania’s nation-leading Farmland
Preservation Program, visit the
Department of Agriculture’s
Homepage through the Pennsyl
vania Power Port at www.sta
te.pa.us or directly at www.pda.s
tate.pa.us.
Following is a listing of farms
approved for preservation, listed
by county including owner, mu
nicipality, acres, and easement
purchase price.
• Bedford County:
Bradley and Bemeta Gable,
South Woodbury Township, 237
acres, $255,000
• Berks County:
Titus and Ester Kurtz, Caer
narvon Township, 102 acres,
$204,800 Larry Heffelfinger, Tul
pehocken Township, 224 acres,
$448,600 Larry and Dolores Gel
singer, Heidelberg Township, 154
acres, $307,200 Charles and Ar
lene Savidge, Longswamp Town-
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• Butler County:
John and Kathy Allen, Clinton
Township, 80 acres, $215,800
• Chester County:
Samuel Goodley, Jr., East Not
tingham Township, 94 acres,
$499,666
• Lancaster County:
Elam and Joan Rutt, Clay
Township, 112 acres, $385,586
• Lebanon County:
Mark and Alice Copenhaver,
South Annville Township, 125
acres, $187,335
Gary and Jane Forney, South
Annville Township, 72 acres,
$108,645
Christopher and Cynthia
Patches, South Lebanon Town
ship, 111 acres, $166,440
• Luzerne County:
Stanley and Lucille Stempien,
Union Township, 89 acres,
$106,800
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CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) Franklin County Dairy
Day will be conducted on Friday,
Jan. 4 at Kauffman’s Commu
nity Center, Chambersburg.
Program topics include dairy
cattle nutrition, cow comfort and
environmental rules/regulations.
Speakers will be Jud Heinrichs,
Charles Abdalla, and Dan
McFarland of Penn State. A
panel of dairy producers will dis
cuss their experiences with man
aging a Hispanic workforce.
Agri-business firms will co
sponsor the educational meeting
and have exhibits on display.
Area dairy producers are invited
to arrive at 8:45 a.m. to visit the
exhibits add have refreshments.
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• Montgomery County;
Delaware Valley College,
Worcester Township, 124 acres,
$1,656,296
• Monroe County:
Richard Kreger and Karen
Chain, Chestnut Hill and Polk
Townships, 80 acres, $161,308
• Montour County;
Jerry and Sandra Smith, Lime
stone Township, 73 acres,
$72,872
• Susquehanna County:
Richard and Linda Naylor,
Springville Township, 152 acres,
$102,836
• Washington County:
George and Bonnie Paxton,
Chartiers Township, 136 acres,
$272,736
• Westmoreland County:
Dominick and Cheryl Fanell,
Mt. Pleasant Township, 132
acres, $262,134
Under the County Preserva
tion Program, three farms total
ing 296 were preserved in Chest
er, Monroe, and Westmoreland
counties.
The formal program begins at
9:30 a.m. with adjournment
scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Kauffman’s Community Cen
ter is located in the village of
Kauffman Station which lies be
tween 1-81 and U.S. 11, about
nine miles south of Chambers
burg and four miles north of
Greencastle. It is about two miles
south of the Marion Exit (10) of
1-81. The easiest approach is to
turn east off U.S. 11 at Cross
roads Dairy Farms, located four
miles north of Greencastle. Fol
low signs to Community Center.
For further information con
tact Philip Wagner, extension
dairy agent at (717) 263-9226.
wishes for a very
Merry Christmas
and a prosperous
year in 2002!
Matthew 1:21