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Durham farmland board outlines 2026 priorities, highlights $250,000 grant program
Summary
The Farmland Protection Advisory Board reported conservation easements, the Voluntary Agriculture District Program and a $250,000 Agricultural Economic Development Grant allocation for 2025; the board asked for an annual update and outlined 2026 goals including updating the Farmland Protection Plan and engaging the Unified Development Ordinance process.
Nicole Connelly, chair of Durham’s Farmland Protection Advisory Board, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the board’s recent activity and priorities for 2026, noting the county’s use of conservation easements and programs to support farm economic health.
Connelly described three core efforts: the conservation easement…
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