The latest data from the US Agricultural Census show more than 100,000 acres of farmland in Massachusetts have been lost since 1997. That’s an average of losing just under 15 acres of farmland a day, roughly double the rate of farmland loss nationwide.
Rebeca Pereira
Rebeca Pereira is an engagement editor and agriculture reporter at the Concord Monitor. She recently obtained her master's in Media Innovation and Data Communication at Northeastern University.