{"id":25254,"date":"2021-03-15T12:17:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=25254"},"modified":"2021-03-15T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:28:43","slug":"maryland-agricultural-land-preservation-foundation-now-accepting-applications-for-fy22-easement-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/03\/15\/maryland-agricultural-land-preservation-foundation-now-accepting-applications-for-fy22-easement-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Now Accepting Applications for FY22 Easement Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/03\/15\/maryland-agricultural-land-preservation-foundation-now-accepting-applications-for-fy22-easement-cycle\/attachment\/malpf-fy22-easement-cycle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MALPF FY22 Easement Cycle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?fit=760%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-25256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?resize=550%2C275\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/MALPF-FY22-Easement-Cycle.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) is now accepting easement applications for the FY22 cycle. Eligible Maryland farmers who are interested in preserving their land as an agricultural easement should apply with their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/malpf\/Pages\/Program-Administrators.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">county preservation program office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMaryland\u2019s beauty, history, and character is woven into its nearly 2 million acres of farmland,\u201d said Secretary Joe Bartenfelder. \u201cPreserving our precious agricultural land in such a highly-developed and populated area is crucial to sustaining the viability of our state\u2019s agriculture industry. As the past year has shown all of us, our local food systems are instrumental in meeting the needs of Marylanders. By keeping land in agriculture, we are enabling farmers to continue farming and ensuring people around the state are provided for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MALPF was established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1977 and is part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). MALPF purchases agricultural preservation easements from farmers that forever restrict development on prime farmland and woodland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since its inception, MALPF has preserved 2,467 farms and 333,474 acres of farmland for a total investment of $811,536,219. MALPF is one of the most successful programs of its kind in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland farmers interested in applying for a MALPF easement should be sure they meet the following eligibility requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Size: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The minimum easement size is 50 contiguous acres.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Productivity: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The land must either be currently used for producing food or fiber or has the capability to do so. Woodland management and harvesting operations are eligible to join this program.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Land that lies within the boundaries of a 10-year water and sewer service area plan is generally ineligible unless it has extraordinary productive capability and is of significant size.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Development Rights:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A property must have at least one unused development right associated with the property to sell an easement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on eligibility criteria, visit MALPF\u2019s website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/malpf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mda.maryland.gov\/malpf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. MALPF is jointly administered by counties and the state. Counties may impose additional or more stringent requirements than the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Applications must be submitted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/malpf\/Pages\/Program-Administrators.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">county preservation programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as soon as possible. Deadlines for submission vary by county. After county review, qualifying applications will be submitted to MALPF by July 1, 2021, for easement consideration. Farmers will be notified if their application has been accepted or not by MALPF via <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more details, please contact MALPF via phone at (410) 841-5860 or email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mda.malpf@maryland.gov\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mda.malpf@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/malpf\/pages\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MALPF\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information on the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgDept\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MdAgDept<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) is now accepting easement applications for the FY22 cycle. Eligible Maryland farmers who are interested in preserving their land as an agricultural easement should apply with their county preservation program office as soon as possible. \u201cMaryland\u2019s beauty, history, and character is woven into its nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/03\/15\/maryland-agricultural-land-preservation-foundation-now-accepting-applications-for-fy22-easement-cycle\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25254"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25258,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25254\/revisions\/25258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}