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HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY - The state's land preservation board has issued protection for more than 1,400 acres of farmland.

The area includes 21 farms in ten counties. Since the preservation program began in 1988 more than 470,000 acres has been set aside for future agriculture production.   

Armstrong County
  • The George Kepple farm, a 109.39-acre livestock farm
Beaver County
  • The James and Cathy Spiker farm #1, an 81.67-acre crop and livestock operation
Berks County
  • The Louis Jr. and Ann Marie Chiesa farm, a 96.20-acre crop farm
  • The Edward and Lucy Burkholder farm #1, a 53.50-acre crop and livestock operation
  • The Erma Gruber farm #1, a 26-acre crop farm
  • The Russell and Carole Heiter farm #1, a 136.10-acre crop and livestock operation
  • The Jeremy and Cindy Martin farm #1, a 50.70-acre crop and livestock operation
  • The Joseph and April Rosenbaum farm #1, a 113.30-acre crop and livestock operation
  • The F. Mark and Kim Weber farm #2, a 40.20-acre crop and livestock operation
Chester County
  • The Titus and Violet Beam farm, a 69.69-acre crop farm
Dauphin County
  • The Ray, Amy, Dale and Thelma Kennedy farm #1, an 80.83-acre crop and livestock farm
  • The Ray, Amy, Dale and Thelma Kennedy farm #2, a 30.83-acre crop and livestock farm
Lancaster County
  • The Deborah Funk farm #1, a 19.52-acre crop farm
Lebanon County
  • The Nelson and Susan Sensenig farm, a 50.16-acre crop farm
Northampton County
  • The David Borcherding farm, a 43.19-acre crop farm
  • The Kenneth and Judith Faust farm #2, a 13.77-acre crop farm
  • The Charles and Doris Kull farm, a 39.29-acre crop farm
  • The Larry and Clarissa McEwen farm, a 61.91-acre crop and livestock operation
Westmoreland County
  • The John and Mary Ann McIlvaine farm #1, a 135.89-acre crop and livestock operation
  • The William Ober farm #1, a 130.90-acre crop and livestock operation
York County
  • The Carl and Margaret Shaull farm, a 62.35-acre crop farm

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