More than 9,400 acres of agriculture and farmland in Robertson County were lost within the last decade

More than 9,400 acres of agriculture and farmland in Robertson County were lost within the last decade

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Data from the University of Tennessee's Center of Farm Management revealed that from 2014 until 2023, Robertson County lost more than 9,400 acres of agriculture and farmland — much of that to residential use. At the Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center in Robertson County, 615 acres are used to produce corn, soybeans, tobacco and breed cattle. “Soybeans and corn are our big two of the big crops ... in Rob…