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c. Develop a county -level farm transition program, which may include <br />programs where older farmers transition skills to younger new farmers. <br />Develop Stronger Connections Between Schools and Local Farms. Schools offer <br />an excellent opportunity to educate students and their parents about the <br />importance of local farms. <br />a. Encourage local farms and orchards to offer tours to school students, and <br />make schools and teachers aware of available educational tours for <br />students by distributing materials to area schools at the beginning of each <br />school year. <br />b. Coordinate with the North Carolina Farm Bureau's Ag in the Classroom <br />program <br />c. Encourage school administrators (or the county school board) to purchase <br />local produce for county schools <br />ARTICLE VII. <br />SCHEDULE TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN <br />TO ENSURE A VIABLE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY <br />IN CABARRUS COUNTY <br />A. First Year Action Steps <br />a. Meeting of Agricultural Advisory Board to prioritize elements of plan <br />implementation <br />b. Identify stakeholder groups and who will serve as their representative, <br />develop a contact list <br />2. <br />3. <br />rd <br />a. Schedule and conduct stakeholder group meeting <br />a. Begin implementing prioritized elements of Agricultural Protection Plan <br />b. Schedule first county -wide meeting of farm and agribusiness operators <br />and elected officials to discuss Agricultural Protection Plan <br />a. Develop written materials (eg. brochures, packets) called for under plan <br />b. Develop web -site; link to CES webpage <br />B. Key Stakeholders and Their Roles in Implementing the Plan 44 <br />1. ]'own Governments: Several issues affecting agriculture such as land use <br />planning and zoning actions within a town's extra - territorial jurisdiction (ETJ), <br />municipal service plans and local business promotion are best addressed at the <br />municipal level. <br />2. County Government: By adopting the plan, the county Board of Commissioners <br />has made agricultural protection official county policy. The county, through the <br />Agricultural Advisory Board 45 , has committed to take the lead role in <br />implementing this plan and drawing together the key players to coordinate its <br />IV <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -1 Page 215 <br />