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Virginia Right to Farm Enabling Statutes (Va. Code Ann. §§ 3.1-22.28 to 3.1-22.29 (2005).)

Virginia State Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (Va. Code Ann. §§ 15.2-4300 to 15.2-4314 (2004).)

Virginia Local Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (Va. Code Ann. §§ 15.2-4400 to 15.2-4407 (2004).)

Statistics
Farms	47,606
Land in farms (acres)	8,624,829
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	2,360,911
Total land area (acres)	25,340,202
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	116,300
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Legislative Updates

Virginia Senate Bill 511 (2008)

Virginia House Bill 1335 (2008)

Virginia Senate Bill 477 (2008)

Sample Documents

Northampton County, VA: PACE Application Form

Virginia Beach, VA: Model Easement (IPA)

Rappahannock County, Va: PACE Application Form

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Is There Evidence of a Critical Mass in the Mid-Atlantic Agriculture Sector Between 1949 and 1997?

Is There a Critical Mass of Agricultural Land Needed to Sustain an Agricultural Economy? Evidence from Six Mid-Atlantic States

A Model Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program for Virginia

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