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Warrington Township, PA: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Warrington Township, Pa., Code of Ordinances ch. 27, § 411 (2011).)

Birmingham Township, PA: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Birmingham Township, Pa., Township Code ch. 122, art. XV, §§ 72-79 (2011).)

Warwick Township, PA: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Warwick Township, Pa., Code § 340-45 (2011).)

Statistics
Farms	63,163
Land in farms (acres)	7,809,244
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)	5,808,803
Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)	728,700
Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

Pennsylvania House Bill 761 (2012)

Pennsylvania House Bill 1950 (2012)

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1100 (2011)

Sample Documents

Warwick Township, PA: Model Easement

Chester County, PA: PACE Ranking Criteria

Pennsylvania: Model Easement

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Agricultural Conservation Easement Provisions from Selected Farmland Protection Programs

Nitrogen Management Performance Guarantee System for Corn Producers in Pennsylvania: Feasability to Improve Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay

Eating Here: Greater Philadelphia's Food System Plan

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