Preserving Farmland In The Hudson Valley

Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.

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May 30, 2001, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Scenic Hudson, and other private conservation groups like the Open Space Institute, have stepped into that gap, spending more than $6 million to buy farmland development rights in the Hudson Valley in recent years... By buying development rights, Scenic Hudson's preservation efforts have also made farmland in Stuyvesant more affordable for new buyers. Farmers can now buy land with conservation easements at prices well below the market value for unrestricted land."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Keeping Farms as Farmland in the Hudson Valley

Wednesday, May 30, 2001 in The New York Times

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