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Farmland Protection Program

Maine's Farmland Protection Program protects currently active and potentially productive farmland as a means to sustaining economically viable agricultural communities.

Please contact: Stephanie Gilbert, Farm Viability and Farmland Protection Specialist, (207) 287-7520; for assistance with:

• Business planning and investment support grants available through the Maine Farms for the Future Program
• Enrolling in Maine’s Farmland Property Tax Program
• Enrolling in Maine’s Tree Growth Property Tax Program
• Registering your farmland to prohibit certain uses on abutting land
• Permanently protecting your farmland by selling development rights via  the Land for Maine's Future Program  or donating a conservation easement to a land trust in the Maine Land Trust Network
• Finding land to farm in Maine via Land for Good and Maine FarmLink
• Farm transfer planning
• Technical assistance to help communities promote agricultural businesses and protect farmers, farms and farmland

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