This report is intended to provide readers with a better understanding of Massachusetts agriculture and the land on which it relies.”Farms for the Future: Massachusetts’ Investments in Farmland Conservation” includes a review of state programs that are saving farmland, protecting the environment and helping improve farm profitability, and recommends a number of actions to improve and complement those programs.
Publications
Farms for the Future: Massachusetts’ Investments in Farmland Conservation
Downloadable Documents
Author
Ben Bowell and Cris Coffin
Publisher
Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust
Page Numbers
23
Publication Date
January 01, 2009
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
Massachusetts
Keywords
Agricultural Economic Development, Agricultural Economic Trends, Conservation Policies and Programs, Environmental Benefits, Farmland Protection Overview, Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements
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