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FARMLAND, PRESERVATION STAKEHOLDERS <br />As members of the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board (ADAB) began to prepare a <br />list of stakehalders, it quickly became apparent that all county residents enjoy some <br />indirect gain from farmland preservation. Clearly, everyone who eats benefits from the <br />quality and convenience associated with locally grown fruits and vegetables, dairy <br />products, and farm-raised beef and poultry. Moreover, everyone who travels along <br />caunty roads enjoys the scenic vistas retained through tilled fields, pasture and <br />forestlands. Who then should have a voice in the development ofi a program to <br />preserve agricultural lands? The response of the ADAB was those who are "directly" <br />affected by agricultural policies and those who gain their livelihood from the land. The <br />following list represents the ADAB's assessment of stakeholders who will be directly <br />affected by policies directed at preserving farmland. The list focuses on those whose <br />ability to conduct business is linked to agriculture, as well as property owners subject <br />to the economic impact of changing land values. <br />Stakeholders <br />Active Farmers (both traditional and organic/ alternative) <br />Land Owners (farmland, rural and town) <br />Farm Suppliers & Sales Businesses (including farm markets) <br />Expanding Industry & Commerce <br />Rural Recreation <br />Real Estate (including developers and lending institutions) <br />DOT/ Utilities <br />Aesthetic/ Environmental (including town residents and environmental organizations) <br />Civic/ Professional Associations Directed at Farming (Grange, Ruritan, and farm. <br />professional organizations such as Carolina Farm Stewardship Association) <br />