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2 <br /> <br /> <br />6. Items for Decision: <br />a) New VAD/EVAD Applications (Attachment 2): Hughes presented the current applications listed <br />below. All of these farms meet the requirements/criteria for VAD/EVAD enrollment. <br /> Mary Sue Woods Johnson: 90.44 acres for VAD, Caldwell Ag District. The farm is in managed <br />forestry, grains, and hay. Saiers moved to approve, seconded by Compton; motion carried. <br /> <br /> Vaughn Compton: 44.3 acres for VAD, Cedar Grove Ag District. The farm is in wheat grains and <br />tobacco. McAdams moved to approve for VAD, seconded by Redding; motion carried. <br /> <br /> Anderson/Pope Farm: 48.01 acres for VAD, Cedar Grove Ag District. The farm is in tobacco, <br />grains and managed woodland. Saiers moved to approve for VAD, seconded by R. Parker; <br />motion carried. <br /> <br /> Frank and Susan Hollowell: 170.91 acres for VAD, Caldwell Ag District. The farm is in cattle, <br />pasture and hay. Vanhook moved to approve for VAD; seconded by Redding; motion carried. <br /> <br />Hughes reported that this will bring us up to 12,842 acres in VAD and EVAD. She also gave an update <br />on her ongoing efforts to install additional VAD/EVAD signs. She is trying a new plastic material that <br />will lower the cost from $60 to $30 per sign. She also explained the process removing a parcel from <br />the program, which might happen when a property is sold. <br /> <br />7. Informational Items/Future Agenda Items: <br />a) Report on the Ag Summit held in February: Extension staff coordinated this event this year, <br />with attendance of about 120 people; the rainy weather hampered some of the outdoor <br />activities. This was the 20th year for this event. McAdams reported that this is a great time to <br />meet with many of the County Commissioners to tell them about current farm issues. <br />b) Report back on the APB Breakfast held in November, 2017: Hughes reported that the breakfast <br />was again a success, with 64 people attending. Total expenses were $494. Members agreed that <br />this was a good event and worth holding again in 2018. Kelsey’s catering was good. The date is <br />still good. There was good feedback from the attendees. We got local food, like eggs from <br />Latta’s Egg Ranch, and the Lackeys donated 20 pounds of sausage. The shorter program helped. <br />c) Membership Update: The County Clerk reviewed the terms of everyone’s membership end date. <br />There are 9 members who will have terms that expire this June 30. The Clerk plans to adjust <br />term expiration dates. Thanks to everyone for agreeing to serve again. <br />d) Food Council Update: Dawson reported on current activities of the Food Council, including local <br />food systems; work with OC Health Dept. to explore incentives to use healthier local foods; <br />working to continue the SNAP program; a food security roundtable; the Orange County food <br />access database; and increasing local procurement as part of the 10% campaign. They are <br />seeking feedback on the idea of making a presentation to the BOCC about using funds from the <br />PUV program recaptured tax revenue fund to use to support local agriculture initiatives. Mike <br />Ortosky is working on this. In Cabarrus County that fund totaled almost 1.5 million over a period <br />of a few years, so this is a real amount of money. <br /> <br />8. Information Sharing: None <br /> <br />9. Adjournment: Compton moved to adjourn, seconded by McAdams. Meeting adjourned at 9:03 pm.