Mifflin County Agricultural Conservation Easement Program on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Mifflin County Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
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last updated: August 2022

The Pennsylvania Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program was developed in 1988 to help slow the loss of prime farmland to non-agricultural uses. The program enables state, county and local governments to purchase conservation easements, sometimes called development rights, from owners of quality farmland. The first easements were purchased in Pennsylvania in1989. Today there are 57 participating county programs that receive state funds for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements. Counties participating in the program have appointed agricultural land preservation boards with a state board created to oversee this program. The state board is responsible for distribution of state funds, approval and monitoring of county programs and specific easement purchases.

Recognizing the need for local leadership to conserve and protect remaining viable agricultural land, the Mifflin County Commissioners appointed a nine member Mifflin County Agricultural Land Preservation Board in October of 1992. The program is administered by the Mifflin County Conservation District, and the Planning & Development Department provides representation on the County Board. The County Board’s purpose is to preserve farmland by developing and administering a program to protect farmland and to provide leadership and support to the county’s agricultural land preservation efforts.

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