Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to meet Dec. 3

WHO/WHAT: The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will hold an advisory committee meeting to:
•    Review the trust fund budget and open grantee contracts.
•    Hear trust fund reports on open conservation easement projects; county program maps and updates; grant monitoring and stewardship updates; and an easement status report involving recent and upcoming closings.
•    Receive program updates on the program calendar, rules, local partnerships, and federal partnerships with the military and USDA.
•    Hear an update on Cycle 18 grant applications.
     
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.
     
WHERE: The meeting will take place in the Hall of Fame Room at the Agriculture Building, 2 W. Edenton St., Raleigh. The public may also join via conference call. The public may access the call at conference number 984-204-1487. Enter the conference ID 430 168 890#
     
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund supports the farming, forestry and horticulture communities within the agriculture industry, purchasing agricultural conservation easements, funding public and private enterprise programs to promote profitable and sustainable family farms, and providing funding for conservation easements targeted at the active production of food, fiber and other agricultural products.