HARRISBURG PA – Seven farms located in Montgomery, Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties are among 22 agricultural properties across Pennsylvania that were preserved in perpetuity this month.
The state’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board approved easements June 11 (2026; Thursday) that purchased development rights for 1,775 acres on farms in 16 counties. It protects them from future residential or commercial development. Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Department says the state, and participating counties and townships, invested $8,757,446 overall in the acquisitions.
The investment in the seven area farms was $4,571,458, or 52% of the statewide total…