HARRISBURG — Acres of farmland in the 23rd Senatorial District will be protected for future generations following recent approval of the purchase of conservation easements by the state Agricultural Land
More funding is on the way for agriculture conservation programs, including the Conservation Excellence Grant Program and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program.
Dillner Family Farms of West Deer has received a nearly $700,000 investment from the state Department of Agriculture to preserve the property as farmland through permanent conservation easement. It is one of 21 farms that received an easement last week and the only farm in Allegheny County. Dillner Family Farms