Soils useful for farming are a non-renewable resource and more rare than you would think. Even still, farmland is being developed around the country at an alarming rate. Working to ensure valuable farmland is protected involves the cooperation and support of many organizations and disciplines. Our agricultural program works to support farmland protection in various ways:
- - Leading the Ag Districts program and Farmland Protection Board
- Supporting farmers in finding and securing new farmland, in conjunction with the Farmland for a New Generation program by the American Farmland Trust.
- Supporting farmers in transitioning farmland to the next generation
- Leading the creation of a new Farmland Protection Plan for Essex County (see right sidebar for details)
