Senators King and Welch Introduce Bill to Protect Farmland for Future Generations
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced legislation that would help protect American and Maine farmland for agricultural use and expand access to farming for the future generations. The Farmland Access Act updates the existing, but underutilized, federal Buy-Protect-Sell program that allows land trusts and other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to purchase a . . .
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced legislation that would help protect American and Maine farmland for agricultural use and expand access to farming for the future generations. The Farmland Access Act updates the existing, but underutilized, federal Buy-Protect-Sell program that allows land trusts and other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to purchase a . . .