Tuesday, May 26, 2009: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: John Brennan, Farmland Protection Specialist, NYS Dept. of Agriculture and Markets David Haight, New York Director American Farmland Trust Monika Roth, Ag Development Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, David Kay, Extension Associate, Community and Rural Development Institute
Description: Significant effort has gone into farmland protection programs in recent years. In this webinar we will assess what has happened, provide an update on the status of existing programs, and consider what needs and opportunities are current . Both local and statewide perspectives will be engaged.
Learning Objectives: To bring people interested in this topic up to date with what has happened and has been learned, to identify current needs and opportunities, to clarify about how communities can most constructively approach farmland protection programming at this point in time.
There is no recording of this webinar. Please see below for the presentations made by the panelists.
Resources from the webinar:
Planning for Agriculture
by David Haight
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets: Municipal & County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant Program
By John Brennan
Lessons Learned in Farmland Protection Planning
By Monica Roth
Cost of Community Services Fact Sheet
- American Farmland Trust website: www.farmland.org
- Farmland Information Center (A resource clearinghouse that includes Town Policies, Ordinances, County Plans, and much, much more….): www.farmlandinfo.org
- New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets website (Click on “Programs,” see “Farmland Protection;” Click on “Funding Opportunities,” see “Municipal Planning Grant”): www.agmkt.state.ny.us
- Smart Growth America Website (Click on: Open Space and Farmland):
- www.smartgrowthamerica.org
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Pace University Land Use Law Center (Search: Land Use Law Center): www.pace.edu
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Farmland Protection Books: www.amazon.com
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New York Planning Federation Resource Center: www.NYPF.org