Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland
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Carl Druskovich, a seventh-generation southwest Michigan fruit farmer who still has to work full-time as a dentist to make ends meet, is tempted by the frequent offers to buy pieces of his land for as much as $20,000 an acre. “I can see why some people are just saying ‘forget it,’” he said. He wants to preserve his 400 acres so his godson can farm it after him, avoiding the fate of thousands of farmers who’ve sold out to developers as prices rise. Since 2012, 5% of Michigan farmland has
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