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z <br /> with NCSU folks to get a similar grant for diary processing hub facility in Wake County,to be <br /> supported by a number of dairy operations in the surrounding region. Dairy farms will be gone if we <br /> don't do something. Reasons include: land preservation of existing/former dairy farms;job retention <br /> for dairy farm families; potential job creation in the processing activities; plus some synergistic <br /> activities that will generate additional spin off jobs; and finally, agritourism.This could be regarded <br /> as a prototype to provide a vision for other future regional facilities. Discussion followed about <br /> possible funding entities to sponsor this.The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) at <br /> NCSU or the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association would be good fits and probably simpler than <br /> trying to have the County accept and administer this sort of small grant. A component of this project <br /> will include interviewing former dairy operators to determine why they left and if they had an <br /> appetite for getting back into dairy again. We will have an opportunity to present this overall issue <br /> to the County Commissioners when we meet with them at their annual work session in early April. <br /> After discussion, members agreed that this will be a stronger project if another entity agrees to <br /> support the application, say CFSA or CEFS. Discussion followed about other possible partnerships, <br /> like the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a local group covering Orange, Caswell and Person <br /> counties. Getting buy-in from this group could lend credibility. McKnight will initiate some email <br /> correspondence with the key players. CFSA and CEFS could assist with drafting the application. <br /> b) Next steps for organizing a meeting of ag-related boards and groups: Staff reviewed past <br /> discussions about this topic to that effect. Members thought this sounded useful, as a way to learn <br /> about the current issues facing the ag community. Staff will work on preparing a list of the various <br /> organizations to share at the March meeting. Maybe we should consider inviting more than one or <br /> two members of each organization, and broaden it to include farmers who sell at local farmers <br /> markets,for example. Once Hughes returns, staff will develop a list of possible groups to include. <br /> c) Priorities for issues to present in annual report to the County Commissioners:Staff asked members <br /> to select the topics that they think are most important to cover when we appear before the BOCC as <br /> there is not time to cover everything. Staff reminded members that this is our best chance to get our <br /> main issues in front of them. Members felt that the top issues are the Ag Trust Fund proposal and <br /> the collapse of dairy farming.The other important items are ongoing concerns, like the aging out of <br /> farmers and the need to continue to promote agritourism. The growing numbers of very small <br /> farmers points to a need for creating processing facilities and cooperative marketing opportunities. <br /> 7. Informational Items/Future Agenda Items: <br /> a. Ag Summit 2020 date and details: Fisher reviewed the agenda and encouraged members to attend. <br /> b. Update on Gail's position:Staff reported that there are plans to post her position soon. We believe <br /> she will be interested in coming back to work part-time in March. <br /> 8. Time for Information Sharing: Fisher explained that Mike Lanier and Sheila Beasley were planning to <br /> retire soon. Ortosky and Fisher reported on the excellent presentation they recently heard from the <br /> tax administration staff members.We might consider inviting Roger Gund to make a presentation to <br /> the APB. <br /> 9. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm. <br />
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