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March 16, 2011 Minutes 2 Elizabeth Walters reported on two conversations she had held with conventional farmers. Assignment for May: other members agreed to try to engage more farmers in conversations regarding the prepared questions before the May meeting. The questions were designed to help the APB target their efforts over the upcoming year, particularly with regard to the potential joint meeting with the Economic Development Commission. c. Agenda for Joint Meeting w/ EDC Members discussed the draft agenda in the packets as a starting point for the proposed joint meeting with the Economic Development Commission. A lot of the conversation focused on the purpose of the meeting— what deliverables did the APB hope to get from having a joint meeting with the EDC. While members were reluctant to postpone the meeting into the summer, the majority felt that they needed to do more research within the farming community before holding a joint meeting. The APB felt that they needed a better grasp as to what infrastructure local farmers feel is missing, what type of agricultural businesses are needed— before the APB can ask the EDC to help with recruitment. d. Updates & Information Sharing 1. Ag Summit 2011 Moon provided a brief last minute update on the upcoming Agricultural Summit. This year the Summit will be held in collaboration with NC A & T as part of their farmer of the year award, and will be located in the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club on Efland-Cedar Grove Road on March 21, 2011. 2. Meeting with Animal Services Advisory Board – Livestock List Staff reported on the brief “pre-meeting” with the APB Chair and Vice Chair and Gail Hughes from Soil & Water to review the Animal Services Livestock list and begin to update it. Staff to check in with the Cooperative Extension Service to compare their lists for various commodity groups, such as the Cattlemen Association. 3. Work Plan-Next Steps Staff included a meeting schedule chart in the packets to help the APB organize its time for the year. Members reviewed the APB work plan that was submitted to the BOCC and began scheduling the various tasks for specific meetings. Hopefully this approach will help the APB stay on track and continue to work on individual assignments during the off meeting months. ITEM# 7: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Handouts at the meeting ITEM #8: ADJOURNMENT Thompson made a motion to adjourn the meeting; McAdams seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 9:32 p.m. Next meeting scheduled for May 18, 2011, in the small Conference Room in the Environment and Agricultural Center.