Archives for the ‘Achievements & Lifestyles’ Category


Member Profile: Richard Simpson

Spring 2012 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

Eggs are an immense part of Richard Simpson’s family: past, present and what the Union County Farm Bureau member hopes is the future, too.
Simpson’s grandfather first started to sell eggs in Charlotte in the 1930s. After his father took over the business, Richard Simpson joined the team in the 1970s and helped to expand Simpson’s [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

Spring 2012 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

ALAMANCE COUNTY Farm Bureau member Frank Bell, of Bell Farms, has won the American Simmental Association’s coveted award: entry into the Golden Book of the World Simmental/Fleckvieh Federation. Bell was the first North Carolinian to receive a Golden Book Award since it was established in 1982.

BEAUFORT COUNTY Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers hosted [...]




Member Profile: Johnny Wishon

Winter 2012 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

Winter 2012 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




NCFB 76th Annual Convention Award Winners

Winter 2012 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

November/December 2011 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

September/October 2011 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

July/August 2011 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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, [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

May/June 2011 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]




Achievements & Lifestyles

March/April 2011 • Category: Achievements & Lifestyles

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 [...]