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49 <br /> The most common measure respondents would consider for <br /> enhancing their agricultural business is agritourism. <br /> From the list below,check the measures you would consider implementing to enhance or expand <br /> your agricultural business. <br /> 76 responses <br /> Other - 10 <br /> Leasing land for hunting/fishing - 18 <br /> Leasing land for cell phone tower 22 <br /> Solar farming with associated ag production 25 <br /> Solar farming without associated ag...- 14 <br /> Farmer-supported limited development* - 15 <br /> On-farm housing(for family,workers,visitors) 25 <br /> Agritourism 43 <br /> 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 <br /> If respondents <br /> "development of less productive portions of farmland while maintaining agricultural operation <br /> 13 <br /> Respondents consider the most important opportunity for <br /> farming in Orange County to be cooperative arrangements. <br /> What do you perceive as the most important opportunities for growing and/or diversifying agriculture in Orange County? <br /> List up to three opportunities. <br /> 53 responses <br /> 11 respondents listed cooperative arrangements.All other opportunities were listed by<5 respondents. <br /> "Opportunity for shared professional "Distr[ijbution networks that "Creating another facility for <br /> kitchen spaces affordable for small purchase directly from small producing value-added farm <br /> batch production so we can get farmers" <br /> products,because the existing <br /> started producing and selling without one is booked 24/7/365." <br /> significant startup costs" <br /> "Decentralized private "I'm in the non-commodity livestock <br /> food hubs/farmer owned business.I sell my meat direct to <br /> "Investment in infrastructure and cooperatives" consumers and to other businesses <br /> projects that support small farmers which sell my meat direct to their <br /> and local food systems--food customers.I think for too long farmers <br /> hubs,processing centers,farmer "food cooperative" in my sector have been focusing on <br /> cooperatives" what they,as individuals,can produce <br /> and sell.I think we need to start <br /> thinking more collectively and pool our <br /> resources." <br /> 14 <br /> 47 <br />