| Workshops To School Local Governments In Protecting Agricultural Lands |
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| Local Government |
| By Administrator |
| Friday, 31 January 2014 16:11 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will hold three workshops across the state for local governments interested in protecting their communities’ agricultural lands, according to a news release from the state Agriculture Department.
Topics to be covered include the basics of conservation agreements and easement programs, present-use value, estate planning and tax preparedness, Voluntary Agricultural District program management and upcoming changes to agricultural policy.
The workshops are free and open to the public.
They will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the following dates:
Feb. 26 – Pitt County Agricultural Center, 403 Government Circle, Greenville
Mar. 12 – McSwain Extension Education & Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford
Mar. 26 – Caldwell County Agricultural Center, 120 Hospital Avenue NE, Suite 1, Lenoir
For more information and to register, go to www.ncadfp.org/VADWorkshops.htm.
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| Last Updated on Friday, 31 January 2014 16:12 |