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In North Carolina the number of farms and <br />farmland has been steadily deeCining. 5,500 <br />N Q ~ ~ NQ I ~ ha <br />farms and 300,000 acres of farmland. have been °' I <br />lost since 2003. Since 1990 North Carolina s 1 <br />I <br />has lost 900,000 acres of farmland and 14,000 ~ <br />N~ G~ <br />T ~ Na I <br />farms.* <br />., V <br />v <br /> <br />With each loss of an acre, North Carolina loses ~eve~o w-eht & <br />p <br />products that once: contributed to our economy. <br />North Carolina needs a 8esibie farmland ~a r-~ ~ a hd <br />conservation progrmm to meet today's <br />challenges. 'The NC Agricultural Development ~ <br /> <br />& Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will NeSe NVafi o h <br />help secure these :farms with grants for <br />programs that promote sustainable agriculture, North Carolina Agricultural 1 <br />~(N~ST ~~h~ <br />agricultural agreements, and conservation Development & Farmland. <br />easements; giving farm businesses the Preservation -Trust Fulnd <br />resources needed to reinvest in their operations.. <br />The flexibility of these fiands allows counties 1041 Mail Service Center NORTH CAROLINA <br />and nonprofits to tailor unique programs to Al)FP <br />their area of the state. Each year new ideas and <br />r Raleigh, ~~ 27699-1 ~~ <br />new problems will face agriculture. The NC TRUST FUND <br />ADFP Trust Fund will be on the forefront of ~ PhOrie: (919) 733-7125 <br />agriculture during these times of transition. <br />Online: http://www.ncagr.com <br />E-mail: ncadfp@ncmail.net <br />`~res¢rving North Carolina's working fnnrtly farms." <br />North Carolina Department of Agriculture <br />2,00(J copies of this document rusts printed st a cost of & Consumer Services <br />' Sourre data provided by USDA. Si34.10 or $.D6 per copy. Steve Troxler, Commissioner <br />