As Utah experiences rapid growth, farms in Moab are increasingly becoming relics of the past, swallowed by new housing developments and the changing landscape of the state.
MOAB - Farms are quickly becoming mementos of a different time in Moab .
Over the four decades Gary Wilson has grown alfalfa in this touristy corner of southeast Utah, his fields have increasingly become islands in a sea of new development.
"Agriculture is getting a little thinner in these counties, that's for sure. I don't know that it's any different in St. George or Salt Lake or Orem," he said. "All seems like it's the same as here.
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Utah's growing fast, and that has a big domino effect on the state's housing development, water consumption and agriculture.
One of Wilson's fields on Moab's south side illustrates this first domino to fall. After kicking through knee-high green stems, he arrived at the fence line and pointed next door.
A neighboring field that he previously leased and farmed has transformed into a subdivision with around two dozen modern Southwest-style homes. One of the houses that sold in 2024 was listed for $1.25 million.
"We don't have any hard feelings against our neighbors, that's for sure. Just lots of them," he said with a chuckle.
It's a common story across Utah, which continues to be one of the country's fastest-growing states. An influx of people and..
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