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The importance of farms in Massachusetts

The importance of farms in Massachusetts

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1. Farmland and farms are a more stable tax base. According to the American Farmland Trust in Washington, D.C., farms return more tax dollars to the local town than the dollar value of services (school, police, fire) needed. 2. Farms are a dynamic economic engine. All wealth originates from our natural resources and the industries that directly use the natural resources are farming, fishing, forestry or mining. These are the primary industries of the world. As a primary industry, farms create n

1. Farmland and farms are a more stable tax base. According to the American Farmland Trust in Washington, D.C., farms return more tax dollars to the local town than the dollar value of services (school, police, fire) needed. 2. Farms are a dynamic economic engine. All wealth originates from our natural resources and the industries that directly use the natural resources are farming, fishing, forestry or mining. These are the primary industries of the world. As a primary industry, farms create n…