As the Pennsylvania farmland preservation program enters its 30th year, this is the first formal analysis of its economic impact. The value of such an analysis is to 6 estimate the benefits to the agricultural industry, the state’s economy, and the counties where the preserved farms are located. To assess the contribution of the state/county farmland preservation program to the Pennsylvania state economy, the study estimates a multiplier effect and also estimates the annual contribution of preserved farms to the agricultural economy and the general economy of the state.
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Copyright, Professor Tom Daniels. Tom Daniels is a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Oregon State University and from 1989 to 1998 he was the Director of the Agricultural Preserve Board of Lancaster County.
