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2013 EVAD Thompson, Joe A. and Geraldine - PIN 9838477077, 9838575056
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\Board of County Commissioners\Contracts and Agreements\VAD/EVAD Agreements\2013
2013 VAD Neville, A. Gordon - PIN 9768143592
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\Board of County Commissioners\Contracts and Agreements\VAD/EVAD Agreements\2013
Minutes 11-05-2013
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I <br />3. Be certified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United <br />States Department of Agriculture as being a farm on which at least two - thirds of the <br />land is composed of soils that: <br />a. Are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, forestry <br />products, horticultural crops and oil seed crops, <br />b. Have good soil qualities, <br />C. Are favorable for all major crops common to the county where the land is <br />located, <br />d. Have a favorable growing season; and <br />e. Receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields for an average <br />of eight out of ten years, <br />OR at least two - thirds of the land has been actively used in agricultural, horticultural <br />or forestry operations as defined by N.C.G.S. §105 -277.2 (1, 2, 3) during each of the <br />five previous years, measured from the date on which the determination must be <br />made as to whether the land in question qualifies, <br />4. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service defined erosion - control practices that are addressed <br />to said highly - erodible land; and <br />5. Be the subject of a non - binding conservation agreement, as defined in N.C.G.S. §121- <br />35, between the County and the owner that prohibits non -farm use or development of <br />such land for a period of at least ten years, except for the creation of not more than <br />three lots that meet applicable County zoning and subdivision regulations. <br />On August 21, 2013 and October 16, 2013, the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br />reviewed the findings of the staff assessments for the attached applications for the Orange <br />County VAD program. All farm applications were reviewed and verified to have met or <br />exceeded the minimum criteria for certification into the program. The Agricultural Preservation <br />Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the certification for the seven farms and <br />780 acres of farmland and their inclusion in the Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural <br />District program. The certification documentation is on file in the DEAPR /Soil and Water <br />Conservation District office. The farms are described briefly below: <br />Brief Farm Descriptions: <br />1) Owners of the Rose Walters Dunn and Robert M. Dunn farm have submitted an application <br />to enroll one parcel of land totaling 64.29 acres, located in the High Rock /Efland Community on <br />High Rock Road, as qualifying farmland for the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) <br />program (High Rock /Efland Agricultural District). The farm operation is comprised of hay land, <br />pasture, livestock, and managed forestry /woodland acres. The Rose and Robert Dunn Farm <br />has been evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or <br />exceeds all of the measures above. <br />2) The owner of the A. Gordon Neville farm has submitted an application for one parcel of land <br />totaling 100.31 acres, located in the White Cross community on Old Greensboro Road, as <br />qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) program (White Cross <br />Agricultural District). The farm operation is comprised of a beef cattle operation, hay crops, <br />pasture, and managed forestry/woodland. The A. Gordon Neville farm has been evaluated <br />
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