{"id":24086,"date":"2026-02-20T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-protects-nearly-1500-acres-of-farmland-across-eastern-shore-counties\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:02:01","slug":"maryland-protects-nearly-1500-acres-of-farmland-across-eastern-shore-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-protects-nearly-1500-acres-of-farmland-across-eastern-shore-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Protects Nearly 1,500 Acres of Farmland Across Eastern Shore Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2014 The Maryland Board of Public Works has given the green light to permanently protect 11 working farms spanning nearly 1,500 acres through new conservation easements.<\/p><p>The Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation secured approval for these easements on February 20, 2026, which will forever safeguard 1,479 acres of valuable agricultural land. The protected properties are located throughout Anne Arundel, Dorchester, Queen Anne&#8217;s, St. Mary&#8217;s, Somerset, and Talbot counties.<\/p><p>This latest action represents Maryland&#8217;s continued dedication to maintaining its farming heritage and ensuring productive agricultural land remains available for future generations. The conservation easements prevent development on these working farms while allowing agricultural operations to continue.<\/p><p>The preservation effort spans multiple Eastern Shore counties that are part of the Delmarva Peninsula&#8217;s rich agricultural landscape. These protected farms contribute to the region&#8217;s economy and help maintain the rural character that defines much of Maryland&#8217;s Eastern Shore.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Board of Public Works has granted permanent protection to 11 working farms totaling 1,479 acres across six counties. Several Eastern Shore counties including Dorchester, Queen Anne&#8217;s, Somerset, and Talbot are included in this agricultural preservation effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771610520519.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6gu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63219,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-safeguards-534-acres-of-farmland-in-eastern-shore-counties\/","url_meta":{"origin":24086,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Safeguards 534 Acres of Farmland in Eastern Shore Counties","author":"Admin","date":"May 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Maryland officials have permanently protected over 534 acres of working farmland across three counties, including two on the Eastern Shore. 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