ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 18, 2023) ~ The Maryland Board of Public Works approved 24 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during their meeting on May 18th, 2023. These easements will permanently preserve 3,715 acres of prime farmland in Anne Arundel, Carroll, Charles, Harford, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester counties for an investment of more than $17 million.

Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks stated that "Maryland has one of the strongest agricultural land preservation programs in the country. Each farmer that sells an easement to the state helps to keep farming a viable and profitable Maryland industry. Working together, we can protect the resources necessary for a strong agricultural economy and sustain our agricultural heritage."

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The newly-approved easements will help the state meet its Chesapeake Bay goal of conserving and preserving over 1 million acres of productive agricultural land by 2030. The Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation was established in 1977 as part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture and purchases agricultural preservation easements from willing farmers to forever protect prime farmland and woodland.

For more information on this topic contact Michelle Cable at (410) 841-5860 or michelle.cable@maryland.gov.

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