How family farmers can survive as land is lost to data centers and developers

Over the last decade, Virginia lost about 500,000 acres of farmland to developers, and experts say we could lose even more.

That’s why two non-profits have teamed up to save family farms and to ensure that the next generation can afford to produce local food and jobs.

37-year-old Dustin Watson is up before dawn, checking on his herd of 80 cows and calves. Then it’s off to his day job as a construction manager at the University of Virginia. It’s not an easy life, but it’s the life he’s loved since he was a kid…

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