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Experts to discus farmland preservation

Saturday, January 31, 2009

HIRAM — Conservation experts from Western Reserve Land Conservancy will talk to farmers and others interested in preserving their property at a free one-hour program Feb. 11 at Hiram College.

“Protect Your Farmland” will run from 6-7 p.m. at the college’s second-floor Kennedy Center Ballroom, 11730 Garfield Road. An hourlong networking session will follow, and Countryside Conservancy will hold a session for new farmers starting at 8 p.m.

The program is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in conjunction with several local organizations, including the Land Conservancy and the Hiram College Center for the Study of Nature & Society.

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