by Kate Shunney
County officials last week approved the purchase of a conservation easement on a 120-acre farm as part of the county’s Farmland Protection program.
The easement, which prohibits the working farm from being developed for non-agricultural uses, will cost $216,000, said Farmland director Ginger Johnson.
Once the easement purchase is finalized, Morgan County will have 15 farms with a total of 1,108 acres in the farmland program, said Johnson. She said the board…
