Van­ish­ing farm­land in North Car­oli­na helped by $8.8M in grants

(The Cen­ter Square) – Grants of $8.8 mil­lion for a pro­gram to help pre­serve rapid­ly van­ish­ing farm­land and forests in the state have been award­ed by the North Car­oli­na Depart­ment of Agri­cul­ture.
“The need for farm­land preser­va­tion in North Car­oli­na is at an all-time high as we con­tin­ue to attract new busi­ness­es and new res­i­dents to the state,” said Agri­cul­ture Com­mis­sion­er Steve Trox­ler. “As devel­op­ment pres­sure con­tin­ues to build, we ha …