The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (ADFPTF) was established in 2005 to support the state’s agricultural economy. The agricultural industry is the number one industry in North Carolina, bringing in more than $91 billion in state revenue. Through conservation easements and other programs, working family farms are protected from corporate and industrial agricultural development projects, and more. Since its establishment, over 22,400 acres of working farmland have been protected across all of North Carolina.