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Atlantic County, NJ, Farmland Preservation Plan
Updated May 2017This functional plan addresses farmland protection and starts by offering an overview of the county’s agricultural land base and farming industry and exploring the local land use planning context. -
Burlington County, NJ, Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan
Adopted December 2008This functional plan includes a goal to increase the acreage of farmland protected in the county. -
Santa Barbara County, CA, Final Negative Declaration: Agricultural Buffer Ordinance
Report to Board of Supervisors, September 7, 2012This staff report addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffers and represents the final negative declaration for environmental impacts of a proposed agricultural buffer ordinance. -
Henderson County, NC, 2020 Comprehensive Plan
Updated September 2009The county’s comprehensive plan addresses farmland protection in an Agricultural Element that focuses on supporting the agricultural industry and protecting the farmland that is key to a thriving agricultural economy. -
Davis, CA, General Plan
Updated January 2007The city’s general plan addresses farmland protection in its Agriculture, Soils, and Minerals chapter. -
Batavia, NY, Comprehensive Plan
Updated April 2017The town’s comprehensive plan addresses farmland protection and offers recommendations and tools to help preserve agricultural resources and industry. -
Boone County, IL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted December 2019The county’s comprehensive plan addresses farmland protection and presents agriculture as one of the overarching thems of the plan. -
Model Municipal Ordinance: Establishment of an Agricultural Advisory Committee
November 2009This model ordinance establishes a process for creating a municipal agricultural advisory committee to help plan for the protection of agricultural resources. -
The Future of Farming on the Urban Edge: Insights from Fifteen U.S. Counties About Farmland Protection and Farm Viability
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 1(2): 59–75, 2010by: Kate Clancy, Lydia Oberholzer, J. Dixon EsseksThis article surveyed landowners in fifteen (15) U.S. counties to examine the opportunities and challenges faced by farmers in urban-edge areas. -
The National Assessment of Agricultural Easement Programs
December 2006by: Alvin Sokolow, Anita ZurbruggThis web page provides access to a four-report series that reviews the progress and experiences of 46 leading agricultural conservation easement programs in 15 states. -
Agricultural Buffers at the Rural-Urban Fringe: An Examination of Approval by Farmers, Residents, and Academics in the Midwestern United States
Landscape and Urban Planning 69: 299–313, 2004by: William Sullivan, Olin Anderson, Sarah LovellThis article explores whether agricultural buffers can help mediate conflicts between farmlands and residential areas on the rural-urban fringe. -
Purchase of Development Rights and Conservation Easements: Frequently Asked Questions
NMSU Technical Report 34, November 2002by: John Wright, Rhonda SkaggsThis briefing paper offers answers to frequently asked questions about the purchase of development rights and conservation easement programs. -
2021 Status of State Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs
September 2021by: Jennifer Dempsey, Laura BarleyThis fact sheet from the American Farmland Trust’s Farmland Information Center tracks the status and summarizes important information about the 27 purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs currently active among U.S. states. -
Farmland Protection: What’s Behind the Growing Interest?
Planning Commissioners Journal 63: 1-8, 2006by: Keith SchneiderThis article examines the growing interest in farmland preservation and protection programs. -
Can City and Farm Coexist? The Agricultural Buffer Experience in California
March 2002by: Sonya HammondThis report examines agricultural buffers in California as a tool to minimize the conflict between agricultural and non-agricultural land uses. -
Farmland & Open Space Preservation Tools Report
June 2005This study discusses a wide range of preservation tools representing existing and potential strategies for farmland protection within the county. -
Agricultural Zoning
August 2001by: David KruftThis briefing paper addresses agricultural zoning, a system that local governments can use to regulate the development in agricultural areas as it relates to the future of communities. -
Keep Putnam Farming: Report & Recommendations
May 2016This report engages a diverse group of stakeholders to understand the conditions and challenges faced by farmers in Putman County, NY, and advance regenerative agriculture that benefits the environment, economy, health, and the community. -
Agricultural Zoning Analysis for East Windsor Township, Mercer County, NJ
March 2011by: Patty Elkis, Suzanne MccarthyThis report sought to understand whether or not East Windsor Township, NJ, should adopt agricultural zoning within its agricultural areas to protect the industry and continue the farmland protection efforts of the township. -
Saving Farmland, Growing Cities: A Framework for Implementing Effective Farmland Conservation Policies in the San Joaquin Valley
January 2013by: Serena Unger, Edward ThompsonThis report examines farmland conservation in California’s fast-growing San Joaquin Valley and outlines a new framework for land-use policy choices that affect farmland and agriculture. -
Preserving Large Farming Landscapes: The Case of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 7(3): 67–81, 2017by: Thomas Daniels, Lauren Payne-RileyThis article stresses the importance of preserving large farming landscapes, highlighting three measures that best reflect the spatial effectiveness of farmland preservation efforts. -
Development at the Urban Fringe and Beyond: Impacts on Agriculture and Rural Land
Agricultural Economic Report No. AER-803, June 2001by: Ralph Heimlich, William AndersonThis report examines the two major patterns of U.S. land development—expansion of urban areas and large-lot development in rural areas—and the potential impacts on agriculture and rural communities. -
Farms for the Future: A Strategic Approach to Saving Maryland’s Farmland and Rural Resources
1998by: Chesapeake Farms for the Future BoardThis report lays out the tools used to create the state of Maryland’s innovative and successful farmland protection strategy. -
Losing Ground: Farmland Protection in the Puget Sound Region
January 2012by: Dennis Canty, Alex Martinsons, Anshika KumarThis report examines farmland loss and protection in Washington state’s Puget Sound region. -
Farmland Conservation: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
July 2013by: Serena UngerThis report offers 11 case studies of California counties and regions showcasing successful farmland conservation programs in the state. -
Washington State Farmland Preservation Indicators
December 2009This report addresses 20 indicators identified by Washington state to help chart the overall condition of agriculture as it relates to farmland preservation. -
Broward County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Farmland Protection, Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, and Solar Energy collections. -
Marysville, WA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Farmland Protection collections. -
Hadley, MA, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2021The town's zoning bylaw includes a transfer of development rights program for farmland protection. -
Hernando County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021The county’s zoning code addresses farmland protection through farm-friendly zoning provisions (Article II, §2B). -
Davis, CA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Farmland Protection, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections. -
New Hampshire Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques: A Handbook for Sustainable Development
October 2008This model belongs to the Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Farmland Protection, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Residential Infill Development, Scenic View Protection, Social Equity, Transfer of Development Rights, and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Georgia Model Code: Alternatives to Conventional Zoning
June 2007by: Georgia Department of Community AffairsThis model unified development code belongs to the Design Review, Farmland Protection, Form-Based Zoning, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Scenic View Protection, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Preserving Rural Character Through Agriculture: A Resource Kit for Planners
December 2000by: Nada HaddadThis guide focuses on the preservation of rural character through a thriving agricultural sector. -
Jefferson County, WI, Agricultural Preservation and Land Use Plan
Updated March 2024This functional plan addresses farmland protection for the county through several policies, tools, and programs. -
Oneida County, ID, Development Code
Updated June 2023The county’s development code addresses farmland protection. -
Conservation Limited Development for Local Governments
PAS Memo — March/April 2019Local governments may serve as limited development initiators, sponsors, master developers, project managers, partners, funders, or approving agencies. This PAS Memo focuses mostly on the role of local governments as master developers, as it is the most complex and illustrates points that also apply for simpler approaches. -
Local Agricultural Preservation: Making the Food System Connection
PAS Memo — March/April 2011Local food deserves a fair chance to compete in the marketplace and in the hearts, minds, and mouths of all. Planners have a major role to play in educating the public, helping to put in place the components of a viable food system, and advocating change at systemic as well as local levels. -
Conservation Limited Development for Local Governments
PAS Memo — March-April 2019by: Wayne Feiden, FAICPThe March-April 2019 issue of PAS Memo introduces the conservation limited development concept and examines the roles local governments can play in encouraging or leading these projects to meet community goals.List Price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Preventing the Extinction of Small Farms
Zoning Practice — December 2024This issue of Zoning Practice explores zoning techniques that can help prevent the extinction of small farms. By examining successful case studies and innovative policies, it highlights how strategic zoning can foster communities where small farms in rural and peri-urban contexts thrive and contribute to local food security and agricultural heritage. -
New York Using Special Use Permits and Site Plan Regulations to Allow Large-Scale Solar Installations While Protecting Farmland
This guide offers information to help New York local governments understand tools used for siting large-scale solar systems in agricultural districts while also ensuring that productive farmland remains operational. -
New York Solar Installations in Agricultural Districts
This guide offers information to help New York local governments navigate the development of solar projects that comply with existing farmland protection policies. -
New Jersey Model Right to Farm Ordinance
This model right-to-farm ordinance lists a wide range of commercial farm uses protected under the ordinance, addresses dispute resolution, and requires a disclosure statement for real estate transactions for property adjacent to or near commercial farms. -
Massachusetts Model Right to Farm Bylaw/Ordinance
This model right to farm bylaw/ordinance intends to help protect the viability of farming by reiterating the importance of - and support for – farming within towns. -
Wisconsin Model Farmland Preservation Zoning Ordinances
These model ordinances for farmland preservation create a farmland preservation district within a community. -
American Farmland Trust’s Julia Freedgood on Planning Sustainable Food Systems for All People
In this episode of People Behind the Plans podcast series, Julia Freedgood, a senior fellow and senior program advisor at the American Farmland Trust, and author of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, talks about the complex and fragile web behind the food we eat, and the important role planning plays, especially in rural areas. -
Land Trusts: Conserving Land, Strengthening Communities
PAS Memo — July-August 2014by: Robert AldrichThe July/August 2014 issue of PAS Memo provides a brief overview of land trusts, offers details of land trust work in various specific sectors, explains how and why planners should work with land trusts, and ends with a glimpse at the possible future of land trusts and planning.List Price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
The Farmland Protection Toolbox
PAS QuickNotes 36by: Jennifer DemseyThis edition of PAS QuickNotes presents an overview of the tools most commonly used locally to reduce farm and ranch land conversion and to permanently protect agricultural land.List price$10.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
Preserving Large Landscapes
Eastern and western styles differ but align in important ways.November 01, 2015Eastern and Western states take different approaches to agricultural preservation. -
APA Policy Guide on Agricultural Land Preservation
The APA Policy Guide on Agricultural Land Preservation adopted in 1999.
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