Photo Caption: Alleghany County Farm Bureau Member Johnny Wishon has 300,000 trees on 300 acres.
With the Christmas season over, you might think the activity at Wishon Evergreens has slowed down.
“It’s a year-round thing when you’ve got 300,000 trees in the ground. If you think you’re caught up, you’re not looking hard enough,” says Alleghany County [...]

ALAMANCE  COUNTY Farm Bureau contributed $18,000 for hurricane relief and to assist in purchasing school supplies and clothes for children in Pamlico, Washington, Tyrrell and Beaufort counties in Southeastern North Carolina, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irene.

ANSON COUNTY Farm Bureau gave each of the county’s 11 [...]

1. Distinguished Service Award—N.C. Rep. Harold Brubaker of Randolph County receives the award from NCFB President Larry Wooten (right).
2. County of Excellence Division One—Wayne County Farm Bureau President Gerald Ballance receives the award in Category One from NCFB President Larry Wooten (left).
3. County of Excellence Division Two—Chatham County Farm Bureau President Charles Lutterloh receives the [...]

BLADEN COUNTY Farm Bureau Women’s Committee held its annual Red Cross blood drive for members at the Elizabethtown Farm Bureau office. This year’s blood drive was very successful with many first-time donors.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY Farm Bureau presented a “learning barn” loaded with books and other teaching materials to Haw Creek Elementary School. The barn will be [...]

North Carolina Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers are doing their part to help feed millions of Americans faced with hunger by participating in Harvest for All.  This program is sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers program in conjunction with Feeding America.
NCFB YF&R State Committee Members have been collecting canned food [...]

ASHE, ALLEGHANY, WATAUGA AND WILKES COUNTY Farm Bureaus hosted an educational meeting on the history and importance of the Upper Mountain Research Station to the high country of North Carolina. More than 65 Farm Bureau Members and elected officials attended.

ASHE COUNTY Farm Bureau donated $5,000 to assist with tornado relief in Bertie County. Pictured, [...]

ALEXANDER COUNTY Farm Bureau Board Member Donald Payne was selected as the 2011 Alexander Farmer of the Year by the Alexander County Chamber of Commerce.

BLADEN COUNTY Farm Bureau Women’s Committee sponsored and prepared a healthy, nutritious luncheon for the newly formed Bladen Agriscience Academy FFA, a group for homeschooled [...]

AVERY COUNTY Farm Bureau provided Fatal Vision goggles and informational handouts for a recent safe driving event sponsored by Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Avery County High School. The event was to show students the dangers of texting while driving and driving while intoxicated. About 690 students attended. Students wore the Fatal Vision goggles [...]

THE TRI-COUNTY YOUNG FARMER COMMITTEE, which includes Farm Bureau Members from Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties, held a gleaning Sept. 25 at Hilltop Farms, owned by Gary and Adam Pryor. The gleaning was held in conjunction with the Society of Saint Andrew and FFA members from North Buncombe Middle School. The group picked more than [...]