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Laws

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 ($1000)

591,665

Total land area (acres)

15,383,174

Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)

53,500

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Legislative Updates

West Virginia Senate Bill 622 (2008)

West Virginia House Bill 4302 (2008)

West Virginia House Bill 2112 (2008)

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Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

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

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