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4 <br /> DRAFT/March 28,2025 <br /> Table of Contents <br /> Executive Summary Page 3 <br /> 1 . Overview Page 7 <br /> 2. Importance of a Robust Local Agriculture Page 8 <br /> 3. Challenges to Agriculture in Orange County Page 10 <br /> 4. Opportunities for Agriculture in Orange County Page 16 <br /> 5. Goals for Agriculture in Orange County Page 19 <br /> 6. Recommendations and Priority Actions Page 22 <br /> 7. Potential Sources of Funding Page 36 <br /> 8. References Page 38 <br /> Appendix 1 . Summary of 2023 Orange County Farmer and Page 41 <br /> Landowner Survey <br /> Appendix 2. Recommendations for Criteria for Identifying <br /> Farmland for Protection in Orange County Page 48 <br /> Appendix 3. Recommendations for Framework for Revisions <br /> and Additions to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> to Strengthen Farmland Protection Page 51 <br /> 2 <br />