{"id":10,"date":"2021-07-06T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvfarmlandprotection.azurewebsites.net\/berkeley\/home-page\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:31:05","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvfp.org\/berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\" >\n<div class=\"e10-1 x-section\" >\n      \n<div class=\"e10-2 x-row x-container max width\" >\n  <div class=\"x-row-inner\">\n    \n<div class=\"e10-3 x-col\" >\n    \n<div class=\"e10-4 x-text x-text-headline\" >\n  <div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Welcome to the Berkeley County Farmland Protection Program<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"e10-5 x-row x-container max width\" >\n  <div class=\"x-row-inner\">\n    \n<div class=\"e10-6 x-col\" >\n    \n<div class=\"e10-7 x-text\" >\n  <h4><em><strong>We protect farmland to preserve farming.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The Berkeley County Farmland Protection Program was approved by the Berkeley County Commission on June 15, 2000. Under the program, landowners can voluntarily donate or be compensated for the placement of a conservation easement to best ensure that the land stays available for agriculture use. This program establishes uniform standards and guidelines for the eligibility of properties and the ranking criteria utilized to prioritize funds allocation to purchase conservation easements, or to pay associated costs for the purchased or donated easements. The guidelines established by this program outline the various methods of farmland protection available to prospective participating property owners, and the procedures to be followed in applying for program consideration.<\/p>\n<p><span>Applications are typically accepted June through September. 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