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Preserving Farmland to Protect Family Traditions
this Fauquier County, Virginia, dairy farm is now protected by the NRCS Farm and
Ranchland Protection Program |
Through its largest Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) easement to
date, NRCS in Virginia, Fauquier County, and the Piedmont Environment Council
are preserving 740 acres of prime farmland in one of the fastest developing
counties in the State.
Owner John Nissley wanted the FRPP easement to keep the land in agriculture and
protect it from development. He operates a family dairy business with nine of
his twelve children. Preserving the farmland to him means protecting his
family’s tradition for future generations.
The FRPP easement prohibits further subdivision of the land that had the
potential for at least 29 home sites. The total value of the easement is
$870,000 with NRCS contributing nearly $300,000.
The easement also protects a 35-foot wide riparian buffer along three miles of
waterways that cut through or adjoin portions of his land. As his farm in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, this easement will play a very important role in
protecting water quality as well.
Your contact is Dastina Johnson, NRCS
public affairs specialist, at 804-287-1609.
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