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Sampson County officials present agricultural statistics, warn of farmland loss
Summary
Cooperative Extension and county staff told commissioners Sampson County is the state's top agricultural producer by sales but faces projected farmland loss; presenters urged attention to preservation and planning.
County officials presented Sampson County agriculture statistics and told the Board of Commissioners that agriculture remains the county's top industry even as the county faces potential farmland loss.
Brad Hardison, joined by Ray Jordan and Jim Johnson, told commissioners “it is our number 1 industry in Sampson County” and provided an overview of acreage, production and employment. Hardison said the county has about 292,000 acres in active agricultural production (not counting approximately 200,000 acres of woodland) and cited total agricultural sales of about $2.1 billion, figures the presenters said come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state…
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