FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — A statewide economic impact study conducted by Salisbury University concludes that farming is an economic driver in Maryland.
The analysis finds that investment in farm products has a positive ripple effect in the community.
“Farmers are feeding the towns and the people that are coming here,” said Katie Stevens, associate director for agriculture in Frederick County. “Farmers are a reason people visit a community and spend dollars in Frederick County.”
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“There is a definite relationship between the value-added products that are grown on farms and consumers that live in cities,” says Richard Griffin, director of economic development for the City of Frederick.
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