Claims: Georgia is losing farmland fast. Is a state conservation fund enough to save it?
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- title: Georgia is losing farmland fast. Is a state conservation fund enough to save it? Source
- url: https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/georgia-is-losing-farmland-fast-is-a-state-conservation-fund-enough-to-save-it/ Source
- summary: Georgia’s legislature has allotted $2 million for the first year of the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund. Farm landowners across the state have applied for a piece of that funding to protect their land from development — for housing, warehouses, data centers, and other uses. Applicants will find out in August if they’ve been selected. Some 30 states have what are known as “purchase of agricultural conservation easement” programs, though the amount of funding varies a great deal from state to s… Source
- published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Source