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DRAFT/March 27,2026 <br /> 6. Recommendations and Priority Actions <br /> This section details Recommendations and associated Priority Actions supporting <br /> each of the three Goals outlined in Section 5 of this document. <br /> GOAL #1: Plan FOR Agriculture <br /> Recommendation 1: Assess, document, and communicate the status of <br /> agriculture in Orange County. To effectively Plan FOR Agriculture, decision- <br /> makers require data on farmland conversion and agricultural trends including <br /> those related to economic and extra-economic costs and contributions of <br /> agriculture to the County. Priority Actions 1 a through 1 e provide for the <br /> collection and communication of these data. <br /> • Priority Action 1 a: Assess farmland conversion trends in the County on a <br /> biennial basis through GIS mapping. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> Land cover assessment and map of 0 County staff including new <br /> farmland conversion completed proposed Ag Viability and <br /> biennially Farmland Stewardship position <br /> • Planning Department <br /> • Priority Action 1 b: Conduct a biennial County-wide agricultural census. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> County agricultural census distributed Funding required <br /> and summarized every two years <br /> • Priority Action 1 c: Complete an Economic Impact Assessment of agriculture <br /> in the County. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Partners identified and recruited Funding required <br /> • Funding secured <br /> • Assessment completed <br /> • Findings summarized and <br /> communicated <br /> • Priority Action Id: Complete anew Cost of Community Services study of <br /> agriculture in the County. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Partners identified and recruited Funding required <br /> • Funding secured <br /> • Assessment completed <br /> • Findings summarized and <br /> communicated <br /> 22 <br />