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Article: Pennsylvania Preserves Additional Farmland for Future Production

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October 8, 2009
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To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: Nicole L. C. Bucher of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, +1-717-787-5085

Additional 6,496 Acres Preserved on 69 Farms in 28 Counties

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prime farmland in 28 counties will remain available for future agriculture production after the state's Agricultural Land Preservation Board today voted to protect an additional 6,496 acres on 69 farms, acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced.

In the nationally recognized program's 21-year history, 425,376 acres on 3,897 farms have been safeguarded from development.

"Pennsylvania's more than 63,000 farms produce food and fiber for our citizens, and the impact ...

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