Category Archives: Ag Preservation
2024 Year in Review: Top Blogs
As we close out 2024, let’s take a moment to revisit stories that celebrate the [...]
2024 Year in Review: Top Social Media Content
2024 was a remarkable year! From the establishment of the Frederick County Office of Agriculture [...]
Frederick County Celebrates 40 CREP Easements with Peace and Plenty Farm
Since its establishment in 2009 by Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Conservation Reserve [...]
Office of Agriculture Releases New Resource Guide on Land Preservation Programs
For Immediate Release FREDERICK, Md. – The Frederick County Office of Agriculture is proud to [...]
2024 Frederick County Farm Family of the Year: Potomac View Farm
The 2024 Frederick County Ag Awards Presentation, held at the Great Frederick Fair, celebrates the exceptional [...]
2024 Ag Awards Revealed: Farm Family, Ag Business, Ag Advocate and Young Farmer of the Year
Friday, September 13, 2024, signifies the beginning of the 162nd Great Frederick Fair. It is [...]
Preserving Potomac View Farm
On July 12, 2023, Wes Shafer purchased his family’s farm in Knoxville from his parents, [...]
Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program Celebrates 25 Years
The Frederick County Office of Agriculture is proud to mark an impressive milestone in land [...]
County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications
SepteMber 3, 2024 Deadline Set NEWS RELEASE August 5, 2024 Contact: Shannon O’Neil Land Preservation [...]