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Maryland TDR Enabling Statute (Md. Code. Ann., Art. 66B, § 11.01 (2005).)

Maryland Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-403 (2004).)

Maryland Agricultural Districts Enabling Statute (Md. Code. Ann., Agric. § 2-509 (2004).)

Statistics
Farms	12,834
Land in farms (acres)	2,051,756
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)	1,835,090
Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)	286,000
Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

More Statistics
Glossary of NRI-related terms

Legislative Updates

Maryland Senate Bill 112 (2012)

Maryland House Bill 1128 (2012)

Maryland House Bill 214 (2011)

Sample Documents

Maryland: Model Easement (MALPF)

Frederick County, MD: PACE Ranking System (IPA)

Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland: Farm Viability Enhancement Grant Agreement

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Agricultural Conservation Easement Provisions from Selected Farmland Protection Programs

Managing Growth with Priority Funding Areas: A Good Idea Whose Time Has Yet to Come

Maryland, Growing Smarter

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