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2010 PACE Applications Selected for Funding
More than 5,000 acres of farmland will remain in agriculture and will be protected by permanent
easements as part of the first set of applications recommended for funding through the Purchase of
Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) program. Read more ...
A Comprehensive Library of PACE Resources
Is your community interested in preserving farmland? Are you wondering where and how to begin? There's a rich index of examples, fact sheets, PACE ordinances, model easements and much more in our PACE Resource Index here...
Wisconsin's Farmland Preservation Leaders
Wisconsin agricultural land has some extraordinary champions. Read about some of the people with creative solutions to farmland preservation, protecting the viability of our rich agricultural traditions. More... “The Working Lands Initiative is a really great program that combines our strengths in stewardship and agriculture and makes a major investment in our state’s future economy." -- Governor Jim Doyle
First Group of AEA’s Recommended
Twelve areas covering more than 200,000 acres have been recommended for designation as Agricultural Enterprise Areas (AEA). More...
Interest in PACE is High- Applications are in
Interest in Wisconsin’s new Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements Program is high. Thirty-six applicants have requested matching funds to protect 9,400 acres of Wisconsin’s best farmland. For more information, click here.
photo courtesy of Bill Berry
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