How did the Voluntary Agricultural District Program Begin?

The State of North Carolina passed the Farmland Preservation Enabling Act in 1985, authorizing counties to establish farmland preservation programs, including agricultural districts. In 1992, Orange County adopted a Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance, creating the Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) and procedures for establishing Voluntary Agricultural Districts.

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1. How can farms benefit from becoming a Voluntary Agricultural District?
2. How can a farm become a Voluntary Agricultural District?
3. What is the Agricultural Preservation Board?
4. How did the Voluntary Agricultural District Program Begin?