Source: FARM JOURNAL, 11/16/18

“I used to farm where those houses are,” says Frank Howey as he cruises by a perfectly-manicured landscape of high-dollar mini-mansions. “I also used to farm where that golf course is and those tennis courts over there.”  While the glittering skyscrapers of downtown Charlotte, N.C., can’t be seen from Frank’s rolling fields, they cast an ever-looming shadow on his operation—and future goals. When he bought his first piece of land in the mid-80s, Charlotte’s city limits were 25 miles away.

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