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This conversion was to be done within a certain proximity to metropolitan cities that maintain existing farming that would fall threat to residential intrusion. [9] Outside of metropolitan areas, there was a push to adopt agricultural zoning for farmland in rural areas.
The legal description of a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) property under the Lot and Block system may be something like; Lot 5 of Block 2 of the South Subdivision plat as recorded in Map Book 21, Page 33 at the Recorder of Deeds.
To the east. Drive three miles east of Pittsboro’s downtown, and you’ll find Chatham Park, an 8,500-acre master-planned community currently under development along U.S. 15-501 and U.S. 64. ...
New creation of farmland (or 'agricultural land conversion') will rely on the conversion and development of previous forests, savannas or grassland. Recreation of farmland from wasteland, deserts or previous impervious surfaces is considerably less frequent because of the degraded or missing fertile soil in the latter.
Apr. 19—HUBER HEIGHTS — A developer has plans to construct a subdivision of 197 townhome apartments, along with five commercial outlots, on a parcel of farmland on Executive Boulevard in Huber ...
Since the 1960s, local authorities buying up land under compulsory purchase orders have been required to pay inflated prices, offering a premium for landowners including farmers.
More recently there have been attempts to promote land consolidation in developing countries. Approaches used include increasing the average size of farms into viable commercial units through sale or lease; consolidation to reduce fragmentation of smallholder plots; and cooperative farming, where farmers retain ownership of their land but farm it jointly.
By the mid-1980s, the crisis had reached its peak. Land prices had fallen dramatically leading to record foreclosures. Farm debt for land and equipment purchases soared during the 1970s and early 1980s, doubling between 1978 and 1984. Other negative economic factors included high interest rates, high oil prices and a strong dollar. Record ...