PA invests $350k in Centre, Somerset counties to preserve farms; $7.1m statewide

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Shapiro administration announced it will spend more than $350,000 to preserve farmland in Centre and Somerset counties by purchasing development rights. The figure is $7.1 million statewide, and the investment includes rights for 1,905 acres on 25 farms in 17 counties. The purchase will protect the farmland from future residential or [...]