Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
13 <br />Statutes, Sections 105 -277.2 through 105- 277.7, <br />or is otherwise determined by the County to meet <br />all the qualifications of this program set forth <br />in the N.C. General Statutes, Sections 105- 277.3. <br />2. Be certified by the Soil Conservation Service of <br />the United States Department of Agriculture as <br />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, <br />fiber, forage, timber, and oil see crops; <br />b. Have good soil qualities; <br />c. Are favorable for all major crops common <br />to Orange County; <br />d. Have a favorable growing season; and <br />e. Receive the available moisture needed to <br />produce high yields for an average of <br />eight (8) out of ten (10) years; <br />OR be one on which at least two - thirds of the land has <br />been actively used in agricultural, horticultural or <br />forestry operations as defined in the N.C. General <br />Statutes, Section 105 -277.2 (1,2, and 3), during each <br />of the five (5) previous years, measured from the date <br />on which the determination must be made as to whether <br />the land in question qualifies. <br />3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the <br />farm, in accordance with the Soil Conservation Service <br />defined erosion - control practices as specified in the <br />1985 Food Security Act. <br />The Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Office and <br />the Tax Supervisor have provided memoranda which indicate <br />that the Crutchfield property complies with the <br />requirements. In addition, the property is comprised of <br />one tract, totaling 684 acres. Thus, the acreage <br />requirement of Section V.B.l.a. is satisfied, since the <br />farm consists of one tract containing at least 155 acres. <br />The Planning Staff recommends <br />Crutchfield Heirs be certified <br />be recommended for designation <br />district. <br />that the property of <br />as qualifying farmland and <br />as a voluntary agricultural <br />Strayhorn asked about open land. Collins responded that <br />the property is primarily a tree farm. He noted that the <br />enabling legislation applies to forest land as well as <br />farmland referring to the definition of agriculture in <br />the General Statutes. Walker noted that there are 10 1/2 <br />acres in beans and corn that has an FSA plan. <br />Strayhorn asked what the advantages would be for a tree <br />