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The Neal family in Lebanon, Tennessee, has been farming their land since the 1850s and is resisting developers attempts to buy their property. With seventeen thousand acres of farmland in Wilson County alone being converted to homes and shops between 2015 and 2024, the Neals see their land as a legacy, not a quick cash-out. Despite developers offering ten times more for building than farming, the family holds on, with Houston Neal juggling a full-time job and raising livestock. This struggle reflects a broader Tennessee trend of farmland disappearing at nearly ten acres an hour every day due to statewide pressure from growth.

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