"Quantifying the Importance of the Industry ... - (ESC) at Rutgers
"Quantifying the Importance of the Industry ... - (ESC) at Rutgers
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World Trotting Conference, 2011<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> Does NJ Stand to Lose? (cont.)<br />
• If racing-rel<strong>at</strong>ed training and breeding farms leave NJ:<br />
– Only 8% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total acres in preserved farmland and 11% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total<br />
number <strong>of</strong> farms in <strong>the</strong> program are equine-rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
– Only 7% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total acres devoted to equine oper<strong>at</strong>ions are preserved<br />
and 2.5% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total number <strong>of</strong> equine oper<strong>at</strong>ions are in <strong>the</strong> farmland<br />
preserv<strong>at</strong>ion program<br />
– Leaving over 163,000 acres vulnerable to future development.<br />
• 34,000 acres are directly tied to <strong>the</strong> racing industry<br />
<strong>Rutgers</strong> Equine Science Center
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