Disappearing Farm Land: Part One | Idaho Science Journal

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Boise State University Joan Cartan-Hansen MILES urban planning urban farming urbanization high density growth low density growth agricultural land loss housing sprawl growth population Canyon County Ada County Treasure Valley Idaho urban development land use urban sprawl farmland loss sustainability sustainable development Idaho Public Television Idaho Science Journal
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Disappearing Farm Land: Part One | Idaho Science Journal

Farmer Clay Erskine was feeling a bit squeezed. New homes were popping up around his farm land, so he had to move. Researchers at Boise State University predict the Treasure Valley’s population could grow by as much as 160 percent by the turn of the next century and much of that growth will come at the expense of agricultural land. Learn more.
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