Rural Land Preservation Programs

During the summer of 2005, many partipants in the Agricultural Listening Sessions, hosted by the Maryland Agricultural Commission, noted that high land costs were a major impediment to young and beginning farmers. Legislation enacted in 2006 authorizes MARBIDCO to work with the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) to assist in ag land preservation efforts. These programs (listed at right) are being developed now and are expected to be operational later in 2008.