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6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT/ AGRICULTURE, <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION, <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Gail Hughes, Soil Conservationist <br /> Teresa Moore, Present Use Value Program Director <br /> From: David Stancil, DEAPR Director <br /> Date: May 16, 2012 <br /> Subject: Parker Farm <br /> Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland <br /> Please find the attached application from the Parker family for Certification as Qualifying <br /> Farmland, part of the application process for the County's Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> Program. The Parkers have identified six parcels totaling 293 acres (please see PIN numbers <br /> on page 2) for inclusion in the program as a Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD). The farm is <br /> located along Laws Store Road, with a separate segment near Hester Road, in Cedar Grove <br /> Township. <br /> The attached map shows the boundaries of the property and tabulation of acreage by soil type <br /> may be helpful for completing your review. <br /> To secure such certification, a farm must: <br /> 1. Be participating in the present use-value taxation program established <br /> by the NC General Statutes, Sections 105-277.2 through 105-277.7, or is <br /> otherwise determined by the County to meet all the qualifications of this <br /> program set forth in the NC General Statutes, Section 105-277.3. <br /> [Response to be provided by Tax Supervisor] <br /> 2. Be certified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States <br /> Department of Agriculture (NRCS) as being a farm on which at least two-thirds <br /> of the land is composed of soils that: <br /> a. Are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, and <br /> oil seed crops; <br /> b. Have good soil qualities; <br /> c. Are favorable for all major crops common to Orange County; <br /> d. Have a favorable growing season; and <br />