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Overall impact of Fayette County Agribusiness

By Knox van Nagell | May 15th, 2009 | See all in Our Farmland

Employment numbers and value of agriculture production and processing in Fayette County*


Employees  
Gross Product Generated
8,542

$803 Million

* Includes farms and ancillary industries, i.e. veterinary services, feed stores, etc. 
– Dr. Timothy Woods, Agri-business Task Force Study, 2005

The Employee withholding tax and payroll tax are major revenue sources for the city. 
– American Farmland Trust, “The Cost for Community Services inLexington-FayetteCounty Kentucky”, 1999; LFUCG Dept. of Revenue, 2006

LFUCG Dept. of Revenue does not know the amount of tax revenues generated by Fayette County Agribusiness or its related industries. 
– LFUCG Dept. of Revenue, 2006

All in all, agriculture has over a $2 billion impact on the regional economy each year. 
– Dr. Timothy A. Woods, Agri-business Task Force Study, 2005

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The Fayette Alliance is Lexington’s ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth model that benefits all of us.

We believe that preserving our signature Bluegrass landscape, creating a dynamic and equitable cityscape through infill redevelopment, and improving our natural waterways by fixing our sanitary sewer and stormwater systems are key components to achieving our economic and environmental promise here in Lexington-Fayette County.

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