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Growing state, shrinking farmland: American Farmland Trust experts talk about agriculture

Growing state, shrinking farmland: American Farmland Trust experts talk about agriculture

Randolph County's conversion rate projected  CARY — Regional and state agricultural leaders gathered recently for NC Ag Leads: Imagine Agriculture Day at the SAS campus in Cary, to talk about agriculture, challenges and how to move the industry forward. Cris Coffin, National Ag Land Network Director and Senior Policy Advisor and Dr. Courtney Owens, Southeast Regional Director, both with American Farmland Trust were among the speakers who engaged participants in a thought-provoking conversation about the shrinking agricultural land base in North Carolina. “We are doing a lot more work in the regenerative agriculture space and keeping farmers on the land…
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