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26 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Sustainable ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Agriculture NORTH CAROLINA <br /> STRATEGIC PLAN FY2025-2029 <br /> Preserves and restores <br /> habitats <br /> Maintains wildlife Orange Countyaimsto `lncentivizeand <br /> corridors promote sustainable agriculture and local <br /> Protects watersheds, <br /> improves water quality food systems development through <br /> r Enhances soil health supportive policy, funding, farmland <br /> r Sequesters carbon Supports resilient local protection, and educational outreach.„ <br /> and regional food <br /> systems <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Agricultural Viability and <br /> Farmland Stewardship Plan <br /> Meets guidelines outlined in the NC General <br /> Statutes for preferential eligibility Trust Fund monies <br /> Updates and builds upon the Plan adopted in 2009 <br /> Proposes actions to be implemented in next 5 years <br /> Is intended as a"living plan"to be updated and <br /> reissued biennially <br /> Slide #4 <br /> Challenges Loss of Farmland to Development <br /> Acres in Farms' Acres in Crops2 <br /> 71,010 in 2002 21,610 in 2017 <br /> 53,068 in 2022 8,821 in 2022 <br /> u9OA X]4 uG bepQlmenl et Apiniliue,rveKrenl�9Xwnnd 4eXxRa ssvke_1ox]numfaescn eglcu ei_ <br /> 11'tOf Jlnrv+'�s56u1Cnpo.I3lolrWcSr3lolalNo+tlLGuc4mIP��Ica4onslAwoLSolllAcd9N'elnlgp5lal�CAp51a'BoaA,otll b <br /> adage Cwnty land Co•w SNdy,]0]3 <br />