Attaining knowledge can be likened to knocking open a door to a new world.
One way young farmers can force their way through the doors that might block their paths to greater prosperity is networking with participants of North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers program.
New opportunities for social interaction and friendly competition are provided [...]

Daniese Smith, a second grade teacher at Alamance Elementary School in Guilford County, has been named North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year for 2011.
Smith was selected from among teachers across the state. Her effective use of Ag in the Classroom teaching materials enhanced delivery of the North Carolina Standard [...]

W.L. Billy Carter Jr., 65, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1. Carter had served as executive vice president of the North Carolina Cotton Producers Association since 2002. Carter and his wife, Beverly, owned and operated Carter Farms for more than 30 years. In the early 1990s, Carter was named Cotton Producer of the Year for the [...]

The breakthrough television series America’s Heartland reaches a significant milestone this season with its 100th episode.
Last season, producers completed their tour of all 50 states, and this year they’re going to faraway places such as Taiwan, China, Egypt and Morocco.
America’s Heartland follows the journey of U.S.-produced corn and wheat as it is made into cattle [...]

The next NC Farm Bureau Magazine TV Show features stories from one end of the state to the other.
Gwynn Valley Camp near Brevard in the North Carolina Mountains is a summer camp for school-age children that features a farm. Campers learn to milk and care for cows, gather eggs, pick corn, dig potatoes and even [...]

Attaining knowledge can be likened to knocking open a door to a new world.
One way young farmers can force their way through the doors that might block their paths to greater prosperity is networking with participants of North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers program.
New opportunities for social interaction and friendly competition are provided [...]

Alamance The Cutting Board, Burlington Nov. 4 6:30 p.m.
Alexander Senior Center, Taylorsville Oct. 14 6:30 p.m.
Alleghany Sparta United Methodist Fellowship Hall, Sparta Oct. 4 6:30 p.m.
Anson Lockhart Taylor Center, Wadesboro Oct. 26 6:30 p.m.
Ashe Jefferson United Methodist Church, Jefferson Oct. 18 6:30 p.m.
Avery Crossnore Baptist Church, Crossnore Oct. 7 6:30 p.m.
Beaufort Civic Center, Washington Oct. 28 7:00 p.m.
Bertie Heritage House, Windsor   Nov. 1  6:00 p.m.
Bladen Powell-Melvin Ag. Service Center, Elizabethtown Oct. 7 6:30 p.m.
Brunswick Co. Farm Bureau office, Shallotte Oct. 14 7:00 [...]

NCFB Federation
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s 2010 Annual Meeting will be held in Greensboro at the Four Seasons (Joseph S. Koury) Convention Center. The meeting will commence Sun., Dec. 5 and end Tues., Dec. 7.
NCFB Mutual
Insurance Company
Each insured of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Inc. is hereby notified that by virtue of [...]

Alamance County Agricultural Fair  -  Burlington   -  May 12-16
Alexander County Agricultural Fair  -  Taylorsville  -   Sept. 13-18
Alleghany County Agricultural Fair -   Sparta  -   Aug. 23-28
Avery County Agricultural Fair  -  Newland  -  Sept. 7-11
Bethware Community Fair    Kings Mountain     Aug. 3-7
Burke County Fair -   Morganton  -  Oct. 12-16
Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair  -  Concord  -   Sept. [...]

Alamance  -  The Cutting Board, Burlington  -  Nov. 4  -  6:30 p.m.
Alexander  -  Senior Center, Taylorsville -  Oct. 14  -  6:30 p.m.
Alleghany  -  Sparta United Methodist Fellowship Hall, Sparta  -  Oct. 4  -  6:30 p.m.
Anson -   Lockhart Taylor Center, Wadesboro  -  Oct. 26  -  6:30 p.m.
Ashe  -  Jefferson United Methodist Church, Jefferson -   Oct. 18  [...]