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25 <br /> County will "incentivize and promote sustainable agriculture and local food systems development <br /> through supportive policy, funding, farmland protection, and educational outreach." To support <br /> the County in these efforts, the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board's Farmland <br /> Protection Subcommittee has prepared a draft Agricultural Viability and Farmland Stewardship <br /> Plan. The Plan has been reviewed and endorsed by the Agricultural Preservation Board and <br /> forwarded to the BOCC for consideration. <br /> The draft Plan describes recent trends in agriculture and farmland loss, challenges to and <br /> opportunities for continued farming, vision and goals for agriculture, and recommendations for <br /> maintaining farmland and supporting a viable farming community in Orange County. The Plan <br /> meets content guidelines outlined in the North Carolina General Statutes (§ 106-744) for <br /> preferential eligibility for NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund <br /> monies supporting agricultural viability and conservation projects. Counties must have adopted a <br /> countywide farmland protection plan to be eligible for preference for Trust Fund monies. <br /> This draft Plan updates the County's Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan <br /> adopted in 2009. It is intended to be a dynamic Plan that is updated and reissued biennially to <br /> address the needs and challenges associated with a rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. <br /> Actions recommended in the Plan are proposed to be implemented over the next five (5) years <br /> from 2025 to 2029 in keeping with the timeframe of the County's Strategic Plan. <br /> Jane Saiers of the Agricultural Preservation Board introduced the item and made the <br /> following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> Agricultural Viability and - <br /> Farmland Stewardship Plan <br /> for Orange County,2025-2Q. q <br /> f �� <br /> ane Saiers on behalf of#h% <br /> : iltural Preservaei and <br /> 4. 0 <br /> i� A <br />