By Massachusetts Department Agricultural Resources
The primary purpose of the State-owned Farmland Licensing Program is to make publicly-owned agricultural land available to farmers and others through agricultural licenses, thereby allowing participants to benefit by implementation of best management practices to assure access to and investment in these public-lands. The eight (8) representative farmland properties benefiting from the program are located in Agawam, Danvers/Middleton, Grafton, Lakeville, Lancaster, Westborough, Westfield and Princeton that are put out to bid through a Request For Response (RFR) process. A license agreement will be negotiated and executed between the Commonwealth and the selected applicant(s) to outline the terms and conditions of use. Rental period shall be for five (5) years with an option to renew for an additional period of five (5) years.
Website |
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/agr/land-use/state-owned-farmland-licensing-program.html |
Contact |
Barbara Hopson |
Massachusetts