AgriBusiness

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COUNTY of ROBESON
Office of the Tax Administrator
Assessing Agribusinesses
Vonda Floyd Personal Property Division Manager
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Poultry comprised nearly 37 of North Carolinas
total farm income in 2005. Chickens, turkeys and
eggs combined for a total poultry farm income of
more than 3.0 billion dollars. Heres a snapshot
of the North Carolina poultry industry in 2005
Broilers (Chickens) - Ranked 4th nationally
behind Georgia, Arkansas and Alabama, producing
nearly 9 of the nations broilers. 735,100,000
broilers produced 4.5 billion pounds (live
weight) 2.2 billion in farm income Eggs -
Ranked 10th nationally 2.52 billion eggs
produced 250 million in farm income Turkeys
- Ranked 2nd nationally behind Minnesota,
producing 15.5 of the nations turkeys 40.0
million turkeys produced 1.22 billion pounds
(live weight) 500 million in farm income
Total Poultry (By cash receipts) Ranked 3rd
nationally with more than 10 of the nations
poultry production 3.0 billion in farm income
EmploymentClose to 5000 North Carolina families
produce poultry on their farms, with another
30,000 directly employed in some aspect of
poultry production or processing. Other Poultry
Facts Americans continue to consume poultry in
amazing quantities. On average, we eat nearly 90
pounds of chicken, 17 pounds of turkey and more
than 20 dozen eggs per person per year in the
United States. American consumers eat more
chicken than any other meat. Chicken surpassed
beef consumption in 1992, and continues to be the
leading meat. Other Important LinksInternationa
l Poultry Expo (www.ipe08.org)National Chicken
Council (www.eatchicken.com)National Turkey
Federation (www.eatturkey.com)U.S. Poultry Egg
Association (www.poultryegg.org)
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SWINE INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Introduction Nearly as long as there have been
farms in North Carolina, there have been hogs on
those farms. North Carolina's present-day pork
industry thrives on a network of individuals,
farms and businesses that grow and process swine
to produce an array of pork products.
Unprecedented growth in North Carolina's pork
industry-a 163 percent increase in pounds
produced since 1970-has brought a new look to
this agricultural mainstay. In 1993, live hog
production accounted for nearly 17 percent of
North Carolina's agricultural marketings. North
Carolina has soared from its 1970 ranking of
eleventh among swine producing states to second
in 1994. Yet, production and poundage numbers
don't reflect the total economic impact of the
industry. Its growth influences employment,
investment and revenue as well as potential
growth among support industries ranging from
accounting to plumbing. NORTH CAROLINA Though
North Carolina has long been considered a row-
crop producing state, since 1987 livestock and
poultry have been responsible for more than 50
percent of the state's agricultural cash
receipts. In the last five years, swine's
percentage of those receipts has grown from 20 to
28 percent. It is estimated that swine will
overtake broilers as the single largest source of
livestock and poultry receipts in this
year-making it the state's single largest
agricultural commodity. Hog inventories in North
Carolina grew by 1.4 million from December 1,
1993 to December 1, 1994. A large portion of
swine production and inventory in- creases in
North Carolina and across the nation has occured
on modern specialized farms of at least 1,000
pigs. The number of farms keeping pigs has
declined, continuing a trend that began before
1960. Most of the decline has involved farms with
less than 100 head. In fact, the average number
of pigs per farm, among those that have ceased
production, was 12.5
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2007 H
1 HOUSE BILL 275 Short Title Extend Moratorium
on Swine Farms. (Public) Sponsors
Representatives Hill Faison, Pate, Spear,
Stiller, and Tucker. Referred to Agriculture,
if favorable, Environment and Natural
Resources. February 21, 2007 1 A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED 2 AN ACT TO EXTEND THE STATEWIDE
MORATORIUM ON THE 3 CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION
OF SWINE FARMS. 4 The General Assembly of
North Carolina enacts 5 SECTION 1. Subsection
(a1) of Section 1.1 of S.L. 1997-458, as amended
6 by Section 2 of S.L. 1998-188, Section 2.1 of
S.L. 1999-329, Section 1 of S.L. 7 2001-254,
and Section 1 of S.L. 2003-266, reads as
rewritten 8 "(a1) There is hereby established
a moratorium on the construction or expansion of
9 swine farms and on lagoons and animal waste
management systems for swine farms. 10 The
purposes of this moratorium are to allow time for
the completion of ongoing 11 evaluations of
animal waste management technologies and related
research and studies 12 to allow the General
Assembly to receive and act on the findings and
recommendations 13 of those evaluations,
research, and studies and to allow for the
implementation of any 14 legislation that may be
enacted. Except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section, the 15 Environmental Management
Commission shall not issue a permit for an animal
waste 16 management system for a new swine farm
or the expansion of an existing swine farm 17
for a period beginning on 1 March 1997 and
ending on 1 September 2007.2010. The 18
construction or expansion of a swine farm or
animal waste management system for a 19 swine
farm is prohibited during the period of the
moratorium regardless of the date on 20 which a
site evaluation for the swine farm is completed
and regardless of whether the 21 animal waste
management system is permitted under G.S.
143-215.1 or Part 1A of 22 Article 21 of Chapter
143 of the General Statutes or deemed permitted
under 15A North 23 Carolina Administrative Code
2H.0217." 24 SECTION 2. This act becomes
effective August 31, 2007.
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1997 - HOUSE BILL 515 - THE CLEAN WATER
RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POLICY
ACT This law imposed a partial moratorium on
new and expanded factory hog farms, directed the
state to develop a plan to phase out anaerobic
waste lagoons and spray fields, and imposed
additional requirements. Moratorium The law,
enacted in August of 1997, imposed a moratorium
on the construction of new and expanded hog
operations with 250 or more hogs until March 1,
1999. The purpose of the moratorium was to give
counties time to adopt zoning ordinances and to
allow research on environmental impacts and
alternative waste technologies to be completed.
This moratorium included several exceptions,
including an exception for construction of a hog
operation using an "innovative animal waste
management system that does not employ an
anaerobic lagoon."
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COUNTY of ROBESON 2007 NOTICE OF TAX
ASSESSMENT G.S. 105-312 May 16, 2007 Mr. John
Doe 13382 Bullard Rd. Lumberton NC 28358
This office has information that indicates you
owned or were otherwise responsible for listing
with Robeson County, the following personal
property subject to ad valorem taxes for the year
and amount shown DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
ASSESSED VALUE YEAR Poultry/Swine House
1,250,000 2007 Machinery Equipment
FAILURE TO RESPOND WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER
ASSESSED VALUE

LEGAL A check of our
files has failed to disclose a listing or an
extension to file for this personal property.
N.C. General Statute 105-308 states Every
person in whose name any property is to be listed
under the terms of this subchapter shall list the
property with the Assessor within the time
allowed by law on an abstract setting forth the
information required by this subchapter. In
addition to all other penalties prescribed by
law, any person whose duty it is to list any
property who willfully fails or refuses to list
the same within the time prescribed by law shall
be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The failure
to list shall be prima facie evidence that the
failure was willful. Any person who willfully
attempts, or who willfully aids or abets any
person to attempt, in any manner to evade or
defeat the taxes imposed under this subchapter,
whether by removal or concealment of property or
otherwise, shall be guilty of a Class 2
misdemeanor. Please complete the 2007 Business
Personal Property listing form enclosed and
return it to our office within thirty (30) days
from the date of this letter. This assessment and
applicable penalties will become final thirty
(30) days from the date of this letter. If you
need assistance, you may come to the Tax
Administration Office, Room 103 of the Courthouse
or you may contact Vonda Floyd at [phone]
ext 247. Our office hours are Monday Friday
815 AM 515 PM. Failure to comply with this
request may result in prosecution under N.C.
General Statute 105-308. Sincerely, Cynthia
Lowry, Robeson County Tax Administrator
Office of the Tax Administrator
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PERSONAL PROPERTY COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH SWINE
AND POULTRY
FEEDERS DRINKERS WATER LINES GAS PLUMBING
MEDICATOR SYSTEM AUGER FEED SYSTEM NEST SYSTEM
(CHICKEN AND TURKEY ONLY) EGG COLLECTOR
(CHICKEN ONLY) PENNING AND
STALLS (SWINE ONLY) FARROWING CRATES (SWINE
ONLY) FLUSH FLOOR SYSTEM (SWINE ONLY) RECYCLE
SYSTEM (SWINE ONLY) LOADING CHUTE (SWINE
ONLY) FEED BINS CURTAIN MACHINES ENVIRONMENTAL
LIGHTING SYSTEM VENTILATION CONTROL AND FANS
HEATING FOGGING SYSTEM ALARM SYSTEM
THERMOSTATS TIMERS WATER PUMP GENERATORS COOL
CELLS (CRUDE AIR CONDITIONING) WINCHING
EQUIPMENT
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REAL PROPERTY ITEMS INCLUDED IN REAL ESTATE VALUE
SWINE AND POULTRY HOUSES
SITE PREPARATION
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
FOUNDATION
FLOOR
WALLS
ROOF RAFTERS
WALL STUDS JOISTS
STANDARD WIRING
STANDARD PLUMBING
ADEQUATE LIGHTING
ADEQUATE HEATING
(NOT SPECIAL HEATERS)
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ROBESON COUNTY AGRI-BUSINESS
ASSESSMENT REPORT