Delaware Agricultural Farmland Preservation is an initiative that is designed to help protect and preserve the state’s agricultural lands for future generations. It is a voluntary program that is administered by the Delaware Department of Agriculture and allows farmers and landowners to enter into an agreement to preserve their land for agricultural use. This agreement is called an Agricultural Land Preservation Easement, and it prevents the land from being developed for other uses. The program also provides financial incentives to those who enter into the agreement. The program has two main types of Delaware Agricultural Farmland Preservation: Purchase of Development Rights and Traditional Easements. Purchase of Development Rights (DR) allows the Department of Agriculture to purchase development rights from landowners in order to prevent the land from being developed in the future. Traditional Easements are agreements between the landowner and the Department of Agriculture that restrict the development and use of the land in order to preserve it for agricultural use.