Polk County2006-07Polk County Farmland Preservation Board
Polk County is one of the more progressive counties in the farmland preservation movement. Progressive Farmer picked Polk County as one of the top 10 best places to live in rural America. The Polk County Farmland Preservation Board has installed a Voluntary Agriculture District, an Enhanced Voluntary Agriculture District and is now focusing on permanent protection of the county’s farmland. The Polk County Farmland Preservation Board will assist the Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District in holding, maintaining and monitoring an Agricultural Conservation Easement on a Polk County beef cattle farm. The 400-acre Frank Smith Farm consists of rolling pastures and almost two miles of stream. Th is conservation easement protects the farmland and water resources in perpetuity. Th e ADFP Trust Fund monies were designated for the transaction costs of the farm to be held in an agricultural conservation easement by the Soil & Water District.
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preserving North Carolina's working family farms |
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North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: (919) 733- 7125 | Contact Us |
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