ENRA 4: Natural & Agricultural Resources

EFFECTIVELY MANAGE . . . AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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• 2% of the state's total land mass is of the quality needed to grow crops. • 12, 290 acres of farm and other open land acres conserved, on average, each year by state agencies during the past five years. • 1 million head of livestock and 6 million turkeys and chickens are managed annually. An estimated 98% of operations were disease free in 2002. • 11 forest management plans were developed in 1998, covering 8,350 acres. • 922 acres of trees were planted in private forestland in 1998. • 7.6 million fish were produced in hatcheries in 2002. Looking Ahead: As population numbers increase, the amount of farmland decreases. The State is helping cities and counties protect prime farmland through a program that purchases easements or development rights.

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