Product No.: 09009
Date Published: 02/2010
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This publication outlines a plan for county action to preserve farmland and the agricultural industry in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The Plan describes the farming industry within the county, outlines land use planning at the state, county, and municipal levels, and compiles information on land preservation. It delineates 14 agricultural Project Areas within the county across 11 municipalities, and identifies target farms and farm parcels within those Project Areas for priority preservation. The document’s contents meet the requirements of the NJ State Agriculture Development Committee for a county Farmland Preservation Plan and support application to the state for a Farmland Planning Incentive Grant for Cumberland County. Information on Cumberland County’s agricultural land base, its soils and water, the region’s agricultural status, township zoning, farmland preservation options, and ideas to support local farmers and strengthen the local agricultural industry are provided through text, tables, and maps. Farmland already preserved in Cumberland County is documented, and future plans to protect farmland are outlined, including a multi-year funding plan for future farmland preservation through purchase of development easements. Cumberland County farmland preservation ranking criteria and other policies are included and described. There is extensive information on existing programs of support for farmers, including information on marketing and economic enhancements, resource management, energy conservation, and natural resource protection. Several tables of farming-related businesses in Southern New Jersey are also included.Geographic Area Covered: Cumberland County, New Jersey
Key Words: Agriculture, agricultural development areas (ADAs), agricultural industry, agricultural Project Areas, conservation, Cumberland County, Cumberland County Agriculture Development Board, environment, farm assessment, farm marketing, farm support businesses, farming industry, farmland, farmland preservation, food innovation, Jersey Fresh, land preservation, land use planning, Landscape Project, Natural Resource Conservation Service(NRCS), New Jersey farming, Planning Incentive Grant, State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), threatened and endangered species
Staff Contact(s)
- Christopher J. Linn, AICP (clinn@dvrpc.org)
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