![The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Robert Dickey, a Musella Republican and peach farmer, defended the changes as needed to keep newcomers from shutting down family farms. Several supporters have voiced concern about the country’s shrinking farmland.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2022-03/img-6302-1024x768-1.jpg?itok=Z2PiapI3)
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The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Robert Dickey, a Musella Republican and peach farmer, defended the changes as needed to keep newcomers from shutting down family farms. Several supporters have voiced concern about the country’s shrinking farmland.
Credit: Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (February 2022 file photo)