The latest farms to be preserved are located in Berks, Blair, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Union, Westmoreland and York counties.

State Preservation Board Protects Additional 3,346 Acres of Prime Pennsylvania Farmland from Development

A sculpture made from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter that pays tribute to dairy farm families was unveiled today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which will open Jan. 9. For more photos and more information about the Farm Show, follow the link below:

Huge Butter Sculpture Pays Tribute to PA Dairy Farm Families, Industry

The 2009 Butter Sculpture, commissioned for the 93rd annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, was unveiled in Harrisburg this week. The sculpture, made up of 900 pounds of butter donated by Land O' Lakes Inc., is dedicated to the Pennsylvania National Guard. The scene depicts a Guardsman saluting his family as he prepares for deployment. The 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show, billed as the largest indoor agricultural event in America, runs from Jan. 10-17 at the the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, off Exit 67 of Interstate 81 in Harrisburg. Hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, with the exception of the last day ending at 5 p.m. Admission is free, but parking is $8. Shuttle buses will take you to the show from nearby parking lots. For more information, visit http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us