Reporting requirements

A. The department will collaborate with existing efforts and agencies to collate data in the following areas for the County and report annually: 1. Labor demographics, such as number of jobs, wages, and age of workers. 2. Agricultural lands in valuation, dedication, and conservation. 3. Number of farms. 4. Size of farms. 5. Type of farms. 6. Crops grown. 7. Crop yield. 8. Value per acre. 9. Agricultural water use. 10. Number of ranches. 11. Number and type of livestock. 12. Value of crop, in wholesale and retail. 13. Poundage of donated crops and goods. 14. Community and market contribution and valuation of subsistence farms. B. The department must collect data in the following areas for the County and report annually: 1. Amount of grants disbursed, including information on recipients, funded projects, and type of farming. 2. Agricultural park demographics, including types of crops grown and lessee information. 3. Number of commercial kitchens and their location and availability. 4. Number of processing and distribution facilities, and their location, contact information, and user information. 5. Agricultural-related infrastructure needs. 6. Number of composting operations, volume of compost produced, and waste diverted. 7. Invasive species tracking. 8. Outside funding sources and amounts received and disbursed, including information on recipients and funded projects. 9. Number of current and emerging agriculture-related industries. C. The department must track and report annually on the following education and outreach areas: 1. Resident satisfaction with the department. 2. Agriculture-related legislative tracking and testimony at the county, state, and federal levels. 3. Tracking of food safety, market, and other agriculture-related regulations and their impacts. 4. Political action the department has taken on behalf of the agriculture community. ( Ord. No. 5422 , § 3, 2022)