The Pennsylvania farmland preservation program went into effect in 1988. Statewide 4,860 farms totaling 514,022 acres have been preserved since the program's inception. In Bradford County, 13 farms consisting of 3,630 acres have been preserved; in Lycoming County, 75 farms consisting of 9,032 acres have been preserved; in Sullivan County, 7 farms consisting of 649 acres have been preserved.
“The Commonwealth’s achievements have been remarkable examples of teamwork on the part of each county, the State Farmland Preservation Board and the Department of Agriculture,” Yaw added. “Pennsylvania is certainly setting the standard in farmland preservation.”