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Federal government has given $800M to keep indebted farmers afloat
Pennsylvania's farm loan obligations totaled $69.4M, according to federal data.
Wolf admin. touts $13M in tax credits available to Pa. farmers | Monday Morning Coffee
The credits can be used to offset the costs of sustainability and conservation projects such as no-till planting and precision ag equipment, waste storage facilities, conservation plans, and Nutrient Management Plans.
Pa. preserves 30 farms, more than 2,300 acres, to the tune of $5.1M
Since its creation, the program has preserved 5,329 farms and 552,702 acres of farmland in Pennsylvania.
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Preserving Pa.’s farms | Friday Morning Coffee
What you might not have known is that the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program has been in place since 1988, with its first preservation occurring a year later in 1989.
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New state budget sets aside $16M for Pa. farmers hit by pandemic | Tuesday Morning Coffee
The blink-and-you missed spending plan offers tax credits and grants to Pa. farmers.