Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia’s working farms and forests, battlefields and other historic sites, natural areas, parks and rivers are critical to its economy, culture and quality of life. In 1999, the assembly and governor established the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) to fund protection of these resources. The interactive map below depicts VLCF-grant projects funded since 2000.
| Name: | Forkland Dairy (FY22) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY22 |
| Acres: | 904 |
| Locality: | Cumberland County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $500,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Latitude: | 37.401417 |
| Longitude: | -78.236631 |
| Description: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation was awarded two VLCF grants (FY2021 Round II - $500,000; FY22 - $500,000) to protect one of the last two dairies in Cumberland County with an open-space easement on the 904-acre Forkland Dairy farm, a multi-generational Century farm, in the family since 1848. The farm lies on the Appomattox River with an area along the river of Natural Habitat and Ecosystem Diversity in ConserveVirginia, and has been awarded the Clean Water Farm award and the Forage and Grassland Council’s award. The dairy is an active 300-head operation with a consultant’s plan recently developed for future expansion and three generations actively involved. Best management practices have been installed including CREP, cover crops, tree planting in buffer areas, and the Precision Phosphorus Feeding Program through VA Tech. The family also placed a 400-acre property near this farm under VOF easement in 2020. |
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