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Lewis & Charlene Summers <br /> Goat Hill Farm <br /> Cedar Grove Agricultural District <br /> Farm includes corn, small grain, hay crops and managed woodland/forestry. <br /> EVAD=121 acres <br /> Aerial Map <br /> Mike Teer, Sarah Teer <br /> Thomas & Evelyn Teer <br /> Teer Farms <br /> Cane Creek/Buckhorn & White Cross Agricultural District <br /> Farm includes dairy cattle operation, pasture, corn, soybeans, small grain, hay crops and <br /> managed woodland/forestry. <br /> VAD= 379.15 acres <br /> Aerial Maps <br /> Orange County <br /> Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District Program <br /> • All Farms have been reviewed by staff, meets or exceeds the minimum criteria, and <br /> have been approved by the Agricultural Preservation Board for enrollment into the VAD <br /> program <br /> • Requesting final approval from Commissioners to accept seven (7) farms into the <br /> Voluntary Agricultural Program. Increase of: (rounded acreage) <br /> 0 971 acres in the VAD <br /> 0 376 acres in the EVAD. <br /> • If approved, total of acres in both programs: <br /> VAD = 7162 acres <br /> EVAD = 1329 acres <br /> • Total Acres in Orange County Voluntary Agricultural Program = 8491 acres <br /> Overview Map <br /> June 2015 <br /> • VAD = 7162 acres <br /> • EVAD = 1329 acres <br /> Total Acres = 8491* <br /> ■ Red indicates farm location of new VAD/EVAD applicants <br /> * rounded acres <br /> Commissioner Rich thanked all of these residents and said she is encouraged by the <br /> amount of acreage in the program. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said it is always good to see farms participate in this program, <br /> maintaining their commitment to agriculture in Orange County. <br />