Can government acquire or condemn farmland within an agricultural district against a landowner's wishes?
The Agricultural Districts Law does not supersede the government's right to acquire land for essential public facilities like roads or landfills. However, it does provide for a process which assures a full evaluation of the effects of government-sponsored acquisition projects on the retention and enhancement of agriculture and agricultural resources within a district.

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1. Who benefits from an agricultural district?
2. Who controls agricultural districting?
3. Do agricultural districts consist entirely of farmland?
4. Does a district preserve farmland?
5. Do agricultural districts eliminate a municipality's ability to control growth?
6. Does an agricultural district prohibit the free market sale of land?
7. To what extent does an agricultural district guarantee a farmer's "right to farm?"
8. Can government acquire or condemn farmland within an agricultural district against a landowner's wishes?