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29 <br /> Slide#9 <br /> <GOAL1 Plan FOR Agricultur <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS ACTIONS <br /> 1.Assess, ➢ Assess farmland conversion trends on a biennial basis. <br /> document, and ➢ Conduct a biennial County-wide agricultural census. <br /> communicate the ➢ Complete an Economic Impact Assessment of agriculture. <br /> status of agriculture ➢ Complete a Cost of Community Services study of agriculture. <br /> in Orange County. ➢ Communicate farmland conversion trends,census results,and <br /> economic data in the Farmland Stewardship Plan and on <br /> agriculture web page. <br /> Slide#10 <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS ACTIONS <br /> 2. Elevate agriculture ➢ On the Planning Board,include an APB member.On the APB, <br /> to a primary use in include a Planning Board member. <br /> land use planning, ➢ Adopt the Farmland Stewardship Plan as a reference in the <br /> regulations, and 2050 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> policy. ➢ Adopt a Prioritization Method to identify and target farmland <br /> for conservation. (Appendix 2) <br /> ➢ Adopt modifications and additions to the UDO and to County <br /> policies to elevate agriculture to a primary land use. <br /> (Appendix 3) <br />