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forestal land are lost annually in Virginia. Approximately 80,000 of thos.e acres qualify as “good productive land." he said.
“We have two tools to deal with the preservation of agriculture—we use value taxation and the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act.” Copeland said. Both can help combat the “dangerous new trends (of) large lot zoning and leap frog development,” he contended.
The general public has a lack of understanding as to the “strong importance" of agriculture to state and local economies, Copeland continued. He called for "more positive action" towards preserving agriculture at the state, local and individual levels, re-emphasizing that creation of AF Districts is “a
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