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Pennsylvania TDR Enabling Statute (53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 10619.1 (1999).)

Pennsylvania Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (3 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 951-957 (2005).)

Pennsylvania Right to Farm Enabling Statute (Agricultural Security Areas) (3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 911 (2005).)

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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 Senate Bill 298 (2010)

Sample Documents

Chester County, PA: PACE Application Form

Bucks County, PA: PACE Application Form

Warwick Township, PA: Model Easement

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food Systems Policy: A Focus on the Northeast

A Planners Guide to Community and Regional Food Planning: Transforming Food Environments, Facilitating Healthy Eating

Mitigation of Farmland Loss

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