The Virginia Farm Bureau is hard at work these days devising the best way of keeping the state of Virginia from seizing land from private owners, The Associated Press reports.
While convening in Norfolk for its annual convention from Tuesday through Thursday of this week, the largest farm lobby in the state is planning its approach to requesting a constitutional amendment that will minimize Virginia's capacity to pursue eminent domain. The effort, which will come to a head when the 2012 General Assembly convenes next year, includes the creation of a video produced by the Virginia Farm Bureau.
"For them, it's their land, they bought it, they paid for it, they pay taxes on it and they just don't feel it's right to take it from them and give it to another private entity," Farm Bureau president Wayne F. Pryor said in the video.
Resistance is likely to manifest from the Virginia Municipal League and Northern Virginia cities and towns as well.
The Virginia Farm Bureau supports the state's farmers by promoting their industry so that agriculture may prosper.
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