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		<title>Equine Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The equine industry is one of the largest industries in Central Kentucky, contributing billions of dollars to Kentucky’s economy each year. The horse industry contributes $3.5 billion to our state’s economy. This signature industry is responsible for 96,000 jobs in the state, and more than 194,000 Kentuckians are involved in the business as horse owners, employees, and volunteers. $758 million of the $3.5 billion comes from the horse show industry.[1] Cash receipts from sales of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cattle Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fayette County is not only famous for its horses, but also its livestock. Kentucky is the 8th largest cattle-producing state in the US. Our state has over 1 million beef cows with an overall cattle inventory of 2.15 million, making it the largest cattle-producing state East of the Mississippi River.[1] The Blue Grass Stockyards, located here in Fayette County, is the largest single cattle auction East of the Mississippi River and is ranked in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agritourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agriculture in Fayette County isn’t just horses, livestock, and crops… it’s also about tourism In 2010 according to the USDA, Fayette County had farm sales of $504.1 million and was ranked the number one agricultural county in Kentucky.  Fayette (one of 120 counties in Kentucky) achieved 10.4% of all agricultural farm sales in the state.[1] The significance of this booming industry lies not just in the direct industry but also in the multitude of visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Row Crops, Food Security, &amp; Biofuel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although row crops are one of the smaller agricultural industries in Fayette County, they are still vital to Lexington’s farm economy. There are 46.5 square miles of harvested cropland in Fayette Co. accounting for 16.45% of the county. In 2008, crop receipts in Fayette County totaled $14.4 million, a significant number coming from such a small sector of our economy. In 2008 statewide crop receipts increased $368.3 million from the previous year. Fayette County’s crop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Sprawl’s Effect on Farmland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knox van Nagell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the economic, environmental, and cultural significance of our precious Fayette County farmland…we are losing it at an alarming rate. In 2005 the Inner Bluegrass Region, including Fayette County, was placed on the World Monuments Fund’s list of one of the one hundred most endangered cultural landscapes in the world… because of our alarming loss of farmland to sprawl development. The Taj Mahal in India, and the Great Wall in China are also on this [...]]]></description>
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