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Ag Center Work Group Survey <br />- Addressed long term vision for Ag Center <br />- Distribution <br />o Farm Service Agency to 3,400 farmers <br />o Placed on Grange County Website <br />o Notice to Weaver Street Market, Whole Foods, and EarthFare to share <br />with customers <br />• 49 total <br />- 71 °lo crop & livestock farmers <br />- 25°~ consumer I gardener <br />- 4°~ other <br />• 38 support an Ag Center <br />• 8 do not <br />• Most Supported <br />- Medium sized meeting rooms <br />-Outdoor event facilities <br />-Youth Education 14-H <br />- Learning about farm animals, preparing vegetables, etc. <br />• How county can support farming community <br />- Promote farming alternatives <br />- Tax relief on farmland <br />Ag Center Work Group <br />Recommendation 1 <br />Short-term Facility Improvements <br />- Parking and office space <br />- Confidential meeting space <br />Ag Center Work Group <br />Recommendation 2 <br />Agriculture ~ Natural Resources Center <br />- Capital Improvement Plan item <br />- Increasing numbers of farmers & clientele for ag agencies <br />- Adjacent horticultural & agronomic demonstration plots <br />- Multipurpose facility far indoor & outdoor events <br />- Single location may provide for most efficient resource use <br />