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Q •anfn A County Agrivu ttm al Q fi r"m;+ <br />306 Revere Road <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Attachment 3 <br />MINUTES <br />Orange County Agricultural Summit Planning Meeting <br />Planning & Inspections Conference Room <br />October 23, 2001, 10:00am <br />Members present: Dr. Fletcher Barber, Jr., County Extension Director <br />Barry Jacobs, Orange County Commissioner <br />Karen McAdams, Agricultural Extension Agent <br />Michael Lanier, Agricultural Economic Development Coordinator <br />Tina Moon, ERCD <br />Kay Evans, Administrative Secretary <br />Welcome ....................................................... ............................... Dr. Fletcher Barber, Jr. <br />County Extension Director <br />Dr. Barber welcomed everyone to the meeting thanking them for attending. He then gave <br />everyone an agenda and list of the planning committee members. Dr. Barber stated that <br />the purpose of the meeting today is to set the date, time and focus for this year's <br />Agricultural Summit. <br />Proposed Program Activities ................................... ............................... Karen McAdams <br />Agricultural Extension Agent <br />Dr. Fletcher Barber, Jr. <br />County Extension Director <br />Dr. Barber stated that the feedback received from the farmers at last year's Agricultural <br />Summit was to do something different this year. The farmers would like for the meeting <br />to get back to something "hands -on ", such as tours. Maybe everyone could meet at a <br />central location, then get on buses to visit and see what is going on out in the county at <br />different locations. They would have lunch at one of those locations. <br />Karen added that one farmer felt that it was time to do something different, as the number <br />of farmers attending seems to drop each year. Karen stated that some felt if we have the <br />same format, they are not sure we will get many farmers there. <br />Karen stated that we could showcase what is being done in the county by others who <br />have diversified. Maybe do specialty tours such as the Southeast Vegetable and Fruit <br />.11 <br />