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Clay County Farm Bureau, residents urge that agriculture be included in economic planning
Summary
Speakers at a Clay County public meeting urged officials to include agriculture in the county's economic-development plans, citing a $496 million annual economic impact and asking planners to reserve land and engage farming stakeholders in the comprehensive-plan process.
Speakers at a Clay County public meeting urged county leaders to make agriculture a priority in future planning and economic-development work, arguing the sector already contributes substantially to the local economy and merits dedicated land and programmatic support.
Bill Whitman, who introduced himself as a Clay County Farm Bureau board member, told the commission that agriculture accounts for "$496,000,000 of…
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