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Blooming with Hope: Celebrating North Carolina Agriculture and the Promise of Easter
The magic of Easter mornings in North Carolina remain a vivid memory for myself and many of you — the dogwoods bursting into bloom, pastel skies that stretch over towns and rolling fields. The joyful chatter of children during egg hunts. For me, Easter is more than just a day on the calendar; it’s a…
“Going Direct” in Agriculture Policy: A New Frontier for Farmers and Policymakers
In the fast-evolving world of communication, a strategy known as “going direct” is making waves. This approach bypasses traditional media, delivering messages straight to the audience. While industries like tech and media have already embraced this tactic, its implications for agriculture policy are equally profound. It has the potential to reshape how farmers, commodity groups,…
Annual Farm Show Dinner Recap
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Thanks to each and every one of you who showed up Thursday night for our Annual Farm Show dinner. Yet again, we sold out our venue at the Angus Barn Pavillion, bringing together hundreds of farmers, business leaders, and policymakers to celebrate the importance of farming to…
Join Us for the 3rd Annual Angus Barn Dinner!
North Carolina Agriculture – both farming and agribusiness – faces fresh challenges in 2025. We have overcome difficulties before by successfully promoting and defending our state’s interests and contributing to our country’s thriving agricultural sector – one of the most innovative in world history. Through common-sense regulations that foster unprecedented investment in our land grant universities, we…
From the Campaign Trail
If you do not know where to vote on Tuesday, here is a link to find your polling place. Here’s a rundown of where things stand for the anti-farm and anti-business candidates for Labor and Agriculture: Braxton Winston’s unashamed anti-cop rhetoric Winston regularly claims that all workers deserve dignity and respect. But he has no respect for one…
From the Campaign Trail
North Carolina Supreme CourtThe Republican nominee, Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin’s National Guard unit, was called up to support operations in Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Here’s the thing: rather than brag about it on social media, Griffin quietly did his duty, and his service was only discovered accidentally by a reporter…