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Laws

Tennessee TDR Enabling Statute (Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-7-101 (2004).)

Tennessee Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (Feedlots) (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 44-18-101 to 44-18-104 (2005).)

Tennessee Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 43-26-101 to 43-26-104 (2005).)

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Statistics

Farms

79,280

Land in farms (acres)

10,969,798

Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)

2,617,394

Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)

791,000

Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

Tennessee House Bill 897 (2012)

Tennessee Senate Bill 1749 (2012)

Tennessee House Bill 1111 (2011)

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Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Cost of Community Services Study in Blount County, Tennessee

Cost of Community Services Study in Tipton County, Tennessee

Cost of Community Services Study in Robertson County, Tennessee

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