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West Virginia TDR Enabling Statute (W. Va. Code § 7-1-3mm (2004).)

West Virginia Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (W. Va. Code §§ 19-19-1 to 19-19-6 (2004).)

Statistics

Farms

23,618

Land in farms (acres)

3,697,606

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

591,665

Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)

168,100

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

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Legislative Updates

West Virginia Senate Bill 506 (2012)

West Virginia House Bill 2027 (2012)

West Virginia House Bill 2683 (2012)

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Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food Systems Policy: A Focus on the Northeast

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