Virginia is making strides with its Resource Management Plan program, an innovative approach to meeting Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals. The initiative encourages farmers to increase their use of agricultural conservation practices while crediting them for practices already in place.
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Governor McAuliffe Announces Nearly $2 Million in Farmland Preservation Grants
Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2016 farmland preservation grants. Six localities have been awarded almost $2 million from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Office of Farmland Preservation. Localities must use the grant monies to permanently preserve working farmland within their boundaries through local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs. PDR programs compensate landowners who work with localities to permanently preserve their land by voluntarily securing a perpetual conservation easement.
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Governor McAuliffe Announces $2.43 Billion Bond Package to Fund Key Research and Economic Development Projects
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget he will introduce on December 17th will include a $2.43 billion bond package to support key capital projects that will enhance Virginia’s technological research and economic development infrastructure.