Georgia is losing farmland fast. A new state program aims to help save it

By: Emily Jones, WABE/Grist

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 884

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

Russ Moon grows corn, soybeans and strawberries and raises cattle on his family farm in Madison County, Georgia, outside of Athens.

His family has worked that land for four generations, around 100 years. And he said he wants to keep it that way, and pass the farm on to his kids one day.

“Selling the …

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