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Henderson County’s Farmland Fight | Asheville News
Henderson County, North Carolina’s top farming region west of I-77, is racing against time to save its farmland from development. With farmers like Gary Steiner warning that once land is lost, it’s gone forever, county leaders are pushing a $25 million bond to help farmers voluntarily protect their land through conservation easements. If approved this fall, the funds would pay off mortgages and upgrade equipment—turning agriculture into a sustainable future. As North Carolina leads the nation in farmland lost to low-density housing, this voluntary program could be the key to preserving not…
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