Local Farm Groups Tell County Agriculture Is Economic Engine, Water Protector
Jackson County Farm Bureau president Jeff Pittman told commissioners that agriculture covers nearly half the county’s land, generates about $122 million in market value and plays a role in water protection and rural identity.
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Jeff Pittman, president of the Jackson County Farm Bureau, told the Board of County Commissioners on April 22 that agriculture is both the county’s economic backbone and a steward of local water and open-space resources.
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