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Agricultural Operations (Old and New) In Fulton County
(Position Statement)
(Fulton Conservation District)

The Fulton County Conservation District supports any and all agricultural operations within the County boundaries, which adhere to the following conditions:

• The agricultural operation has a current conservation plan that has been approved by the Fulton County Conservation District Board of Directors.
• Sound agricultural and environmental practices are incorporated into the daily operation.
• Nutrient Management is being incorporated at the operation.
• If the Ag operation, because of its size or specialty, is affected by other State or Federal regulations, that operation must be in compliance with those regulations.
• The landowner(s) or Operator(s) is/are willing cooperators with the Fulton County Conservation District.

It is the opinion of the board that agriculture is a viable and significant component of the economy of Fulton County. By instituting various ordinances and moratoriums at the township
level, the future of agriculture within the county is destined for intensive scrutiny thus the inevitable destruction of our agriculture base.

(Approved and adopted by the Fulton County Conservation District Board of Directors at the advertised, regularly scheduled monthly meeting held on Thursday, April 8, 1999. This policy was reviewed and updated on March 9, 2000 by the Fulton County Conservation District Board of Directors.)