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25 <br /> 1 County will "incentivize and promote sustainable agriculture and local food systems development <br /> 2 through supportive policy, funding, farmland protection, and educational outreach." To support <br /> 3 the County in these efforts, the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board's Farmland <br /> 4 Protection Subcommittee has prepared a draft Agricultural Viability and Farmland Stewardship <br /> 5 Plan. The Plan has been reviewed and endorsed by the Agricultural Preservation Board and <br /> 6 forwarded to the BOCC for consideration. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The draft Plan describes recent trends in agriculture and farmland loss, challenges to and <br /> 9 opportunities for continued farming, vision and goals for agriculture, and recommendations for <br /> 10 maintaining farmland and supporting a viable farming community in Orange County. The Plan <br /> 11 meets content guidelines outlined in the North Carolina General Statutes (§ 106-744) for <br /> 12 preferential eligibility for NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund <br /> 13 monies supporting agricultural viability and conservation projects. Counties must have adopted a <br /> 14 countywide farmland protection plan to be eligible for preference for Trust Fund monies. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 This draft Plan updates the County's Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan <br /> 17 adopted in 2009. It is intended to be a dynamic Plan that is updated and reissued biennially to <br /> 18 address the needs and challenges associated with a rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. <br /> 19 Actions recommended in the Plan are proposed to be implemented over the next five (5) years <br /> 20 from 2025 to 2029 in keeping with the timeframe of the County's Strategic Plan. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Jane Saiers of the Agricultural Preservation Board introduced the item and made the <br /> 23 following presentation: <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Slide #1 <br /> �. ,*. <br /> Agricultural Viability and <br /> Farmland Stewardship Plans <br /> for Orange County�025-2029 <br /> Jane Saiers on behalf of the <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board 4+ <br /> c* <br /> 26 ie { <br /> 27 <br />