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5 <br /> • 020 <br /> established by G.S. 105-277.2 through 105-277.7 or is otherwise <br /> determined by the county to meet all the qualifications of this <br /> program set forth in G.S. 105-277.3. <br /> b. Be certified by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States <br /> Department of Agriculture as being a farm on which at least two- <br /> thirds of the land is composed of soils that: <br /> i. are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, <br /> timber, and oil seed crops; <br /> ii. have good soil qualities; <br /> iii. are favorable for all major crops common to the county where <br /> the land is located; <br /> iv. have a favorable growing season; and <br /> v. receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields <br /> for an average of eight out of ten years; <br /> OR be one on which at least two-thirds of the land has been actively <br /> used in agricultural, horticultural or forestry operations as de- <br /> . <br /> fined in G.S. 105-277.2 (1,2 & 3) during each of the five previous <br /> years, measured from-the date on which the determination must be <br /> made as to whether the land in question qualifies. <br /> c. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accord-- <br /> ance with the Soil Conservation Service defined erosion-control <br /> -._.- practices that are addressed to said highly erodible land_ . <br /> d. Be the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in G.S. <br /> : 121-35, between the county and the owner of such land that pro- ' <br /> hibits non-farm use or development of such land for a period of at <br /> least ten years, except for the creation of not more than three <br /> lots that meet applicable county zoning and subdivision regulations. <br /> 2. To form or b e included in a voluntary agricultural district, a land- <br /> . <br />