Plan emphasizes agribusiness supports — processing, cold storage and wine tourism

Aug 13, 2025

The strategic plan highlights agribusiness and the county's wine and visitation economy; supervisors and staff discussed possible support for shared processing/ cannery space, cold storage, broadband and wholesale pathways to help small producers scale.

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Albemarle County's strategic plan includes a specific goal to support agribusiness and value-added food production, county staff and the consultant said during the Aug. 13 joint meeting.

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