Tennessee is losing about 10 acres of farmland an hour and ranks second nationwide, after Texas, for the rate at which farmland is converted out of production, Rep. Greg Vital, R-Harrison, said before ...
Development is rampant across Tennessee, and farmland is being paved over at an alarming rate. Todd Jennings is one Middle Tennessee farmer who decided to preserve his family land with a conservation ...
WKRN-TV: Farmland Preservation Act only ‘first step’ in addressing Tennessee’s dwindling farmland
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Act, which passed earlier this year, is an effort to save what farmland the state has left. However, some farmers and advocates describe ...
WTVF: 'A good first step' Farmland Preservation Act aims to protect Tennessee farmland. But will it be enough?
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — After a two-year legislative effort, Tennessee's Farmland Preservation Act officially went into effect Tuesday. With Tennessee losing farmland at an alarming rate of 10 acres ...
'A good first step' Farmland Preservation Act aims to protect Tennessee farmland. But will it be enough?
Tennessee is rapidly losing farmland to development, but there are lawmakers and preservationists trying to change that. The Tennessean sent a reporter out to farms in Middle Tennessee to understand ...
Tennessee has lost more than 430,000 acres of farmland since 2017, and rapid development across the state is threatening family farms and rural land. A conservation easement is a preservation tool ...
WTVF: 'Where will we get our food?' Tennessee on track to lose 2 million acres of farmland
'Where will we get our food?' Tennessee on track to lose 2 million acres of farmland