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Section 1: G.S. 106-740 — Public hearings on condemnation and rezoning of farmland

Voluntary Agricultural Districts: New Model Ordinance May Require Adoption

Due to several inclusions of the word "shall" in recent N.C. statutory updates concerning Voluntary Agricultural Districts (VADs), counties should consider amending or adopting a new VAD ordinance.…

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Bona Fide Farm: Court Limits Exemption in Stream Protection Buffer Zone

The North Carolina Court of Appeals in December upheld a Cabarrus County Zoning Board’s revocation of a building permit for a barn set inside a Waterbody Buffer Zone. At issue in the case of Arstark…

Duplin County Land Use Summit — Nov. 15, 9AM–3PM. Call 910-296-2143 to register.

Land Summit: Duplin County Event Friday November 15

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Duplin County Center - with support from Ag Carolinas Farm Credit - will host a farm and forest landowner education event this Friday, November 15, 2024. Land Summit…

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Voluntary Ag Districts: Proposed Legislation Refines Implementation and Professional Responsibility

Legislation has been introduced to the NC General Assembly to refine Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) administration as part of the 2021 Farm Act (SB 605). ("Farm Acts" have been introduced…

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Administrative Law: Exhaustion Required for Administrative Bona Fide Farm Determination

While the term "bona fide farm" is used by various government agencies to express their version of whether a certain type of farm is legitimate, the term has but one statutory application in North…

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Hemp License Application and the "Bona Fide Farmer": Is There a Minimum Farm Income Requirement?

A not uncommon question persists regarding the use of the term "Bona Fide Farmer" in the hemp license application: "Is there a minimum farm income threshold to qualify as a 'Bona Fide Farmer'?" It is…

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Bona Fide Farm Zoning: NC Appeals Court Limits Agritourism Definition

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on May 15 placed a check on the expanding list of activities operated in rural North Carolina under the definition of “agritourism.” In the Harnett County case of…