In addition to the TAG ' s rcconunendations , the Commission 

 began reviewing the needs of the Departments of Agriculture, 

 Natural Resources and Community Development and the School of 

 Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State Universi- 

 ty. For its next meeting, the Commission requested that each 

 department provide in writing a list of their priorities and 

 recommendations for the 1987 General Assembly. 



At the November 5, 1986 meeting, the Agriculture, Forestry 

 and Seafood Awareness Study Commission reviewed the recommenda- 

 tions of the Departments and tlie Technical Advisory Committee 

 for final consideration. In addition, Billy Ray Hall from the 

 North Carolina Commission on Jobs and Economic Growth reported 

 on the findings of that conmiission and the needs of rural 

 communities . 



As a result of the Commission having numerous representa- 

 tives of all threi; industries present information concerning 

 the status of each industry and with assistance of its 

 Technical Advisory Committee, the Commission has identified 

 numerous findings relating to all three industries. Findings 

 have been studied and reviewed bv the Commission and specific 

 efforts that can or should be taken by the 1987 General 

 Assembly have been stated. 



Consequently, the pages that follow provide a brief 

 introduction on the significance of each industry to the 

 State's economy, a delineation of the Commission's findings, 

 and subsequently, the Commission's recommendations to the 1987 

 General Assembly. 



