This Is Nashville recently visited two Tennessee farmers making plans for the future of the properties their families have owned and worked for generations.
‘Once it’s gone, it’s gone’: How some Tennessee farmers are protecting their land for generations to come
Nearly 40% of Tennessee’s land is farmland. But Tennessee is rapidly losing its farmland, mostly to development. Once land is developed, it is exceptionally difficult to ever turn it back. In response, some farmers, organizations and the state are currently working together to help preserve farms and farmland in Tennessee.
Short Line Survival
State officials have started encouraging Tennessee farmers and manufacturers to reconsider short line railroad to ship their products. The bottom line of the pitch is this: if you don’t use it, we could lose it.
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