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6 <br /> 1 enroll the lands in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) program and <br /> 2 authorize the Chair to sign the associated documents. <br /> 3 Gail Hughes with the Soil and Water Conservation Office from the Department of <br /> 4 Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and <br /> 7 Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) Program <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Orange County VAD/EVAD Program <br /> 10 Benefits of Agricultural Districts <br /> 11 ➢ Provides a voluntary way to support the conservation of rural communities; <br /> 12 ➢ Makes public more aware of the local agricultural community; <br /> 13 ➢ Provides fresh food, fiber, and other agricultural products to Orange County residents <br /> 14 and visitors; <br /> 15 ➢ Notice of agricultural district is recorded at County Land Records office; therefore, the <br /> 16 landowner has increased protection from nuisance lawsuits. <br /> 17 ➢ Provides increase in wildlife habitat, supports clean air and water quality. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The Rogers' Family Farms <br /> 20 Cedar Grove Voluntary Agricultural District - Carr Community <br /> 21 William "Larry" and Yvonne Rogers: <br /> 22 ➢ Six parcels of land totaling 386.56 acres; <br /> 23 ➢ Includes poultry and beef cattle operation; <br /> 24 ➢ Cropland includes: soybeans, wheat and grains, hay/grassland; <br /> 25 ➢ Includes pasture and managed forestry/woodland <br /> 26 William "Billy" and Sonya Rogers: <br /> 27 ➢ One parcel of land totaling 18.67 acres <br /> 28 ➢ Cropland: soybeans and wheat/grain crops <br /> 29 Linwood "L.J." and Nancy Rogers: <br /> 30 ➢ Four parcels of land totaling 376.46 acres <br /> 31 ➢ Cropland includes: soybeans, tobacco, wheat/grains, hay/grassland <br /> 32 ➢ Includes managed forestry/woodland <br /> 33 Rogers Farm total acres in VAD = 781.69 acres <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Shambley Dairy Farm <br /> 36 Morris and Shirley Shambley <br /> 37 ➢ Buckhorn Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> 38 ➢ Three parcels of land totaling 260.58 acres <br /> 39 ➢ Awarded State Soil and Water Conservation Farm Family of the Year in 1998; <br /> 40 ➢ Former dairy farm, currently raises beef cattle; <br /> 41 ➢ Cropland includes: soybeans, corn, wheat/grain crops, hay/grassland; <br /> 42 ➢ Farmland also includes pasture and managed forest/woodland <br /> 43 <br />