8:30AM Registration  

8:45AM Quick Review of today’s schedule  

9:00AM Welcome   

      Dewitt Hardee

NCDA Director of

Environmental/Farmland Preservation 

9:15AM  Tax Update – Marcus Kinrade, Wake County Revenue Director  

9:30AM Income Tax Estate Update - Guido van der Hoeven 

9:50 AM Conservation Easements – Jon Scott, Conservation Project Manager, Triangle Land Conservancy 

10:05AM Present Use Value of your Land – Mark Megalos, NCSU Extension Forestry Specialist  

10:20AM Update on Wake County Farmland Preservation Plan  

10:35 AM Panel

From Farm to Tables - Local Markets

Joe Coley, Local Farmer

Daniel Whittaker, Green Planet Catering

Ben Chapman, Food Safety Extension Specialist

Sandi Kronick, East Carolina Organics

11:20AM Question and Answers (please use microphone)  

11:45AM Comments Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tony Gurley  

12:00   LUNCH 

12:45PM Explain break out sessions 

1:00PM  Break out sessions begin – participants rotate through THREE sessions of your choice out of the four available topics

(45 minutes each –  10 min break between sessions) 

1:00 p.m. – 1:45p.m.| 1:55p.m. – 2:40p.m.| 2:50p.m. – 3:35p.m.  

1. Agri-tourism – Stacy Thomas
2. Marketing – Gary Bullen, James Davis
3. Estate Planning and Taxes - Ted Feitshans, Andrew Branan

4. Hunting Leases– Walter James

*Also available: A special room to talk with Program Specialist in Conservation, Federal, State, County & Private/Non-profit to assist you with your questions.  

3:45PM Wrap up – Surveys  

4PM  Goodbye

Wake County Commons (click here for directions)