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63 <br /> 1 Mike Ortosky continued the presentation: <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Slide #17 <br /> OrangeRecent • <br /> Survey ResuLts <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> iVC]RTH CARO•LINA <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Mike Ortosky said this survey has to do with the update of the Farmland Preservation Plan <br /> 6 that is underway and has been for a couple of years. He said it's currently being reviewed by the <br /> 7 Agricultural Preservation Board and will come to the BOCC in April. He said the update to the <br /> 8 plan was precipitated due to the rapid growth being seen in the Triangle. He said there is tons of <br /> 9 research talking about the farmland being lost and the most robust is the American Farmland <br /> 10 Trust Longitudinal Study which has been underway for the past 15-20 years. He said that study <br /> 11 shows that North Carolina is second in the nation, only behind Texas, in terms of the total acreage <br /> 12 lost and converted to non-agricultural. He said 70% of that is low-density residential. He said <br /> 13 Texas is about 5 times the size of North Carolina and the amount lost is 600K acres vs. 500K <br /> 14 acres, respectively, making North Carolina the number one state in terms of percentage of <br /> 15 farmland lost. He said the Agricultural Preservation Board has taken the lead on this, especially <br /> 16 Jane Saiers. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Slide #18 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY FARMER/LANDOWNER <br /> SURVEY: conducted by Ag Preservation Board: ag preservation subcommittee <br /> • Emailed to 366 CALLING ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS AND <br /> County FOREST PRODUCERS! <br /> farmer/landowners <br /> in Oct 2023 FAR MER/LANDOWNER SURVEY <br /> • Survey closed on Your Agricultural Preservation Board requests your help in updating the County's Agricultural Preservation and <br /> N O V 17, 2023 with Farmland Protection Plan,which describes the challenges and opportunities for agriculture and forestry in the <br /> County,outlines a vision for the future,and defines action steps to achieve that vision.Please complete this <br /> 92 respondents survey to provide vital information that will shape the Plan, <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 19 <br />