{"id":26661,"date":"2022-07-27T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=26661"},"modified":"2022-07-27T18:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T22:28:14","slug":"maryland-permanently-preserves-seven-working-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2022\/07\/27\/maryland-permanently-preserves-seven-working-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Permanently Preserves Seven Working Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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824 Acres of Farmland Protected Forever<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 27, 2022) \u2013<\/b> The Maryland Board of Public Works approved seven new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation (MALPF) easements at their meeting on July 27. These easements will permanently preserve an additional 824 acres of prime farmland in Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, and Worcester counties for an investment of more than $4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis voluntary MALPF program ensures that these farms are preserved for agricultural use,\u201d said Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder. \u201cWe are thankful for all the farmers that participate in the program, including these seven farm families. Maryland farmers are essential to the region\u2019s supply of food, fuel and fiber.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

View a list of the MALPF easements broken down by county on MDA\u2019s\u00a0 <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>. These newly-approved easements will help the state meet its Chesapeake Bay goal of conserving and preserving over 1 million acres of productive agricultural land by 2030.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MALPF<\/span><\/a> was established in 1977 as part of MDA. MALPF purchases agricultural preservation easements from farmers that forever protects prime farmland and woodland. For more information, please contact MALPF\u2019s Executive Director Michelle Cable at (410) 841-5860 or <\/span>michelle.cable@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Maryland Board of Public Works is composed of Governor Larry Hogan, Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, and Comptroller Peter Franchot\u200b.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <\/span>@MdAgDept<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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