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66 <br /> 1 Slide #23 <br /> • The most frequently cited challenges to making a living by farming in <br /> the County are small profit margins and high cost of land. <br /> • The most common plan for the future of farmland/forestland is <br /> transfer to family members] for farm use. <br /> • The topics of most interest for an info session or training are <br /> preserving my land through a conservation easement, ways to <br /> diversify my operation, and transition planning. <br /> • The most common measure respondents would consider for <br /> enhancing their agricultural business is agritourism. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Z <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #24 <br /> Respondents overwhelmingly consider the most important threat to <br /> farming in Orange County to be development. <br /> What do you perceive as the most important threats to agriculture/forestry in Orange County?List up to <br /> three threats. <br /> 85 responses <br /> Devela ment 60 <br /> Cost of land (13) - <br /> Cost of infrastructure (12) <br /> Taxes (12) <br /> Inflexible regulations (9) <br /> Climate change (9) <br /> New generations not taking up farming <br /> (5) <br /> All other threats were listed by fewer than 5 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 5 respondents. NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br />