The meetings will be packed w/ practical info to help keep your land agricultural. Hear from & visit with experts that may be able to help.
Your Land...Your Legacy
(Updated: Oct. 23, 2024, 5:11 a.m.)
Workshop #1 - January 4, 2024, 6:00pm
Federal, State, and Local Government Regulatory Authority
Rural Ag. Zoning, Planning Boards, and Boards of Adjustments Chris Timberlake, Planning Director Catawba Co.
Present Use Value
Bryan Myers
Catawba Co. Tax Administrator
Conservation Easements
Richard Reich, Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund
Torn Kenny & Michael Gaffney, Foothills Conservancy
Amanda Byrum, Catawba Land Conservancy
Mikey Fulk, Working Lands Trust
Workshop #2 - January 30, 2024, 6:00pm
Protecting Your Farm & Forestland
Voluntary and Enhanced Ag. Districts Tom Dyson, County Extension Director Catawba Co. Cooperative Extension, NC State
Timber/Boundary/Wildlife Management Hunting Leases and Trespass
Jeff Icard, County Ranger C.J. Ingram, Assistant County Ranger North Carolina Forest Service, Catawba Co.
Workshop #3 - Febuary 15, 2024, 6:00pm
The Business of Agriculture
Farm Lease Agreements Dr. Andrew Branan, Associate Extension Professor NC State Finding Land to Lease or Buy Stephen Bishop, Western Director NC FarmLink NC State
Protecting Water Quality & Cost Share Programs
Blake Henley, Soil Conservationist Randy Willis, District Administrator Catawba Soil & Water Conservation District
Forest Management Plans
C.J. Ingram, Assistant County Ranger North Carolina Forest Service, Catawba Co.
Eminent Domain/Landowner Rights and Utility Right-of-Ways
Ronald K. Payne, North Carolina Attorney The Van Winkle Law Firm
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