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Achievements & Lifestyles: November/December 09

Farm Bureau — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:08 +0000

ALAMANCE COUNTY FARM BUREAU member Jane Iseley was the subject of a “tar heel people” feature in the August issue of Our State magazine. The article told the story of how Iseley left her career as a photographer for auction house Sotheby’s to carry on her family’s farm with her uncle after the passing of her father.

CRAVEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU sponsored a luncheon for local farmers on Aug. 17. Congressman Walter B. Jones was the guest speaker.

DAVIDSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU Member Henry Sink recently received a surprising honor, during what he thought was going to be a visit with Rep. Howard Coble at the Farm Bureau office in Lexington. In fact, Coble was there to present Sink with eight medals for his service in World War II. On Thursday, Aug. 27, Sink was awarded the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze service stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Honorable Service Lapel Button, the Expert Badge with Rifle bar and a Sharpshooter Badge. Sink retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 as a lieutenant colonel.

GASTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU recently hosted an Ag in the Classroom workshop. The county has also pledged to donate a The Farmer Grows a Rainbow Kit to every elementary school in the county that sends a representative to an AITC workshop.

MCDOWELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU helped support the Historic Marion Tailgate Market’s Watermelon Week, an event to raise awareness of local farmers and their goods and bring more people to the market. County Farm Bureau President James Nations was joined by Board Member Lester McClure, Women’s Committee Members Shelby McClure and Susan Nations, and staff in serving donated watermelon slices Aug. 25.

MCDOWELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU is celebrating the success of one of its scholarship winners. Justin S. Jornigan is the winner of USDA’s Saul T. Wilson scholarship, which is given to one student nationwide each year. Jornigan graduated with a bachelor of science in animal science last May and is now in veterinary school at N.C. State University. He spent the summer doing research full time on poultry farms. The Wilson scholarship pays for Jornigan’s education and a summer job at USDA’s Eastern Regional office in Raleigh. After graduation, he will have a contract with USDA to work in a district as a Veterinary Medical Officer for Veterinary Services. Furthermore, Jornigan was interviewed for an N.C. Farm Bureau/RFD-TV program about the need for large animal and food animal veterinarians. The program will air January 20.

MOORE COUNTY FARM BUREAU hosted a membership appreciation luncheon and open house at its new office in Carthage. Grilled hot dogs were served to the Volunteer Leaders and Members who attended. County President David Allred says people are invited to stop by the new location at any time to discuss the county’s agricultural and rural issues.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY FARM BUREAU held a Family Auction Night in support of the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Fund in June at the home of President Darryl Dunagan. The event featured a cookout and auction that raised more than $2,500.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY FARM BUREAU recently held its 12th annual Progressive Foundation Kids Safety Day at Wentworth Elementary School. The event featured talks and information about electric safety, animal awareness and safety, eye and skin safety, small and large equipment safety and more. Farm Bureau logo items, including Willy the Safety Squirrel coloring books and safety booklets, propane safety brochures and others, were given to the 155 students in attendance.

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY FARM BUREAU Members volunteered their time and knowledge to support the Farm Fair Day sponsored by the Brevard Chamber of Commerce and the Transylvania County Heritage Museum on Sept. 5. Farm Bureau Volunteer Leaders rotated through one-hour shifts at the booth, where they talked about the scope, diversity and importance of agriculture to the county’s economy.

YADKIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU’S Women’s Committee donated 150 loaves of wheat bread to the teachers at Forbush and Starmount High Schools to promote Ag in the Classroom. They also delivered supplies and a monetary donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Winston-Salem.

WAKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU Women’s Committee Members volunteered their support for in “From Field to Food: A Harvest Celebration” hosted by Historic Yates Mill County Park. Members helped visitors make Moo Masks and learn how to milk a cow. About 75 children participated and were given Rudy Rooster or Food for Thought activity books.

NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU had several Members inducted into the first class of 100 in the 4-H Hall of Fame in July. A short list of Farm Bureau inductees includes Rockingham County Farm Bureau Member Leola Meador, Currituck County Farm Bureau Member Rodney Sawyer, Wilkes County Farm Bureau Member Claude Shew Jr., and NCFB President Larry Wooten.
Editor’s Note: Please let us know of any others. We want recognize them all in the January/February 2010 issue of North Carolina Farm Bureau Magazine!

Horticultural Hero’s Dedication Benefits Everyone

NEW HANOVER COUNTY FARM BUREAU Vice President Durwood Baggett should be thanked for his hand in developing the state’s thriving Master Gardener program, but he isn’t done educating people about horticulture.

His generosity will continue through the recently established Durwood Baggett Extension Horticultural Program Endowment for New Hanover County.

Baggett retired from Cooperative Extension in 1978 after a 30-plus year career, but his work was not finished. Even today, he is a familiar presence at the Extension Center Arboretum.

Baggett was born in 1922 on a Sampson County farm near Spivey’s Corner, and he went to work as an assistant agricultural agent at Yancey County Cooperative Extension in 1946, after serving in World War II with Patton’s Third Army in Europe, where he was awarded a Bronze Star.

In 1950, he took the New Hanover County Agent job, which would later be re-titled County Extension Director.

By 1974, New Hanover County was becoming more urban, and he found himself fielding an increasing number of non-traditional horticulture questions. During a visit to an Extension office in Florida, Baggett learned about a program that could work in his agency.

He returned to Wilmington, and following a conversation with the county manager, he visited garden clubs to look for volunteers willing to be trained to answer questions from the public. The response was strong, and North Carolina State specialists came in and trained the volunteers to work two at a time answering calls to a sort-of horticultural hotline.

Thus, the idea for the Master Gardener program was born, and Master Gardener programs are now flourishing nationwide.

In retirement, Baggett has served on the County Extension Advisory Council and helped establish a horticultural therapy program and a 4-H junior Master Gardeners program.

In addition to his involvement in Farm Bureau, Baggett served 20 years on the Soil and Water Conservation Board of Supervisors and is a long-time Lions Club member. He is the father of three children—David, Dudley and Deborah.

Yes, You CAN Can!

Farm Bureau — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:45:34 +0000

If you can grow it, you can can it. Experienced canners know that canning food is a safe and effective way to prevent spoilage and allow families to enjoy home-grown foods long beyond the end of the growing season.

The key to perfectly canned foods is in the canning process. Improperly canned foods don’t just taste bad, but can also cause serious illness. Many resources providing tips for safe canning methods are available, including recipe books from canning supply companies like Bell, Kerr and Mason, and information and training classes from local extension offices.

Canning foods can be done in two ways, through a steam-pressure method or a boiling-water method, which is also known as a hot water bath. The steam-pressure method is used to preserve low-acid foods, including most vegetables, meats, soups and stews.

High-acid foods such as tomatoes, pickles, fruits and sauerkraut can safely be preserved with the boiling-water method.

The way the two processes work is very similar. Food is packed into jars, sealed and placed on a rack inside the cooker. Each food requires a specific recipe for preservation and must be held to a proper temperature or pressure for a prescribed amount of time.

“You can’t just put the jars on for 15 minutes and be done,” says Edith Jernigan, a Moore County Farm Bureau member. “Everything has a different time, and you have to be sure each food is at the right temperature.”

Jernigan, a long-time canner, says making sure all her supplies are properly sterilized is the key to safe canning. “I sterilize everything, the jars, the lids, dishcloths—anything I use in the process. It keeps the poison out of the food.”

Davidson County Farm Bureau Member Mary Ruth Sheets advises having steam-pressure canners inspected and tested by a county extension office every year. “It’s always so important to test the cooker,” Sheets says. “You’ve got to be sure you’re dealing with the right amount of pressure.”

In addition to sanitation and proper equipment maintenance there are two barriers to bacteria that are crucial to safe canning—acidity and temperature.

“The acidity of the food determines which process you use,” advises Sally McNeill, family and consumer sciences educator with the N.C. Cooperative Extension in Union County. “There are no shortcuts.”

McNeill uses green beans as an example. “There is no safe amount of time green beans can be processed in a hot water bath. Not three hours or three days.”

Because green beans, like most vegetables, are a low-acid food, it is necessary to can them under temperatures hotter than boiling water. “The only way to get water hotter than the boiling point is to put it under pressure,” McNeill says.

McNeill teaches a home canning class through the extension office and says many who take the class were taught to can by their mothers and grandmothers and know the process, but not why it’s important. The class she teaches is aimed at helping both beginner and experienced canners understand the science behind safe canning.

“I find the ones who have canned for years learn just as much as the ones who have never done it,” McNeill says.

McNeill says experienced canners often take the course to become more comfortable with pressure cookers. “A lot have canned with hot water baths, but stayed away from pressure canning because they’ve heard horror stories about jars cracking or lids blowing off of the canner. But you have to set aside time to can and not be doing other things and you can avoid those problems.”

The canning classroom has been full lately, and McNeill attributes the surge in interest to increased awareness in the origin of foods. “People want to produce their own foods in their gardens, or buy it locally from a farmer’s market,” she says.

Jernigan is a prime example. Her canning begins in her large winter and summer gardens. Every year she grows onions, beans, potatoes, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, turnips and countless other fruits and vegetables with the intention of making the crop last through the year.

“I don’t have to buy much in the way of vegetables,” Jernigan says. “I know where it comes from and what’s on it and that it’s not loaded with preservatives. My husband is 85 years old and the doctor tells him he has the bones and the organs of a 30-year-old, and I think eating good food is part of it.”

County Fair Happenings

Farm Bureau — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:18:50 +0000

2009 County Fair Happenings

Alamance County Agricultural Fair	Burlington	May 5-10
Alexander County Agricultural Fair	Taylorsville	Oct. 6-10
Alleghany County Agricultural Fair	Sparta	Aug. 24-29
Avery County Agricultural Fair	Newland	Sept. 8-12
Bethware Community Fair	Kings Mountain	July 28-Aug. 1
Burke County Fair	Morganton	Aug. 4-8
Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair	Concord	Sept. 11-19
Caldwell County Agricultural Fair	Lenoir	Oct. 7-11
Cape Fear Fair & Expo	Wilmington	Oct. 29-Nov.7
Central Carolina Fair	Greensboro	Sept. 11-20
Chatham County Fair	Pittsboro	Sept. 16-19
Cherokee Indian Fair	Cherokee	Oct. 2-6
Chowan County Regional Fair	Edenton	Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Cleveland County Fair	Shelby	Oct. 1-10
Coastal Carolina Agricultural Fair	New Bern	Oct. 22-Nov. 1
Columbus County Agricultural Fair	Whiteville	Oct. 13-18
Cumberland County Fair	Fayetteville	Sept. 10-20
Davidson County Agricultural Fair	Lexington	Sept. 21-26
Dixie Classic Fair	Winston-Salem	Oct. 2-11
Drexel Community Fair	Drexel	Aug. 18-22
Harnett Regional Agricultural Fair	Lillington	Nov. 3-7
Haywood County Fair	Waynesville	Sept. 24-Oct. 1
Hickory American Legion Fair	Hickory	Sept. 1-7
Halifax-Northampton County Agricultural Fair	Roanoke Rapids	Sept. 4-8
Iredell County Agricultural Fair	Statesville	Sept. 7-12
Lee Regional Agricultural Fair	Sanford	Sept. 15-20
Lenoir County Fair	Kinston
Moore County Agricultural Fair	Carthage	Sept. 1-5
N.C. Mountain State Fair	Fletcher	Sept. 11-20
N.C. State Fair	Raleigh	Oct. 15-25
Onslow County Agricultural Fair	Jacksonville	Oct. 5-10
Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair	Greenville	Oct. 5-10
Richmond County Agricultural & Industrial Fair	Hamlet	Oct. 13-17
Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair	Lumberton	Oct. 1-10
Rocky Mount Agricultural Fair	Rocky Mount	Oct. 12-17
Rowan County Agricultural Fair	Salisbury	Sept. 21-26
Stanly American Legion Post #76 Agricultural Fair	Albemarle	Sept. 22-26
Stokes County Agricultural Fair	King	Sept. 14-19
Surry County Agricultural Fair	Mt. Airy	Sept. 28-Oct. 3
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair	Goldsboro	Oct. 1-10
Wilkes County Agricultural Fair	North Wilkesboro	Oct. 13-17
Wilson County American Legion Fair	Wilson	Sept. 22-27

2008 County Annual Meetings

Farm Bureau — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:03:58 +0000

COUNTY	LOCATION	DATE	TIME
Alamance	Occasions, Burlington	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Alexander	Alexander Co. Senior Center, Taylorsville	Oct. 16	6:30 p.m.
Alleghany	Alleghany Inn Conference Room, Sparta	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Anson	Anson Senior High School, Wadesboro	Oct. 21	6:15 p.m.
Ashe	Ashe Co. High School, West Jefferson	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Avery	Crossnore Baptist Church, Crossnore	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Beaufort	Washington Civic Center, Washington	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Bladen	Powell-Melvin Ag Service Center, Elizabethtown	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Brunswick	Co. Farm Bureau office, Shallotte	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Buncombe	Co. Farm Bureau, Leicester office	Oct. 27	6:00 p.m.
Burke	Friday Friend’s Restaurant, Morganton	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Cabarrus	St. John’s Fellowship Hall, Concord	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Caldwell	Hudson Uptown Bldg, Hudson	Oct. 17	6:00 p.m
Camden	Co. Farm Bureau office, Camden	Nov. 11	6:30 p.m.
Carteret	Co. Farm Bureau office, Beaufort	Nov. 11	7:00 p.m.
Caswell	Co. Farm Bureau office, Yanceyville	Oct. 21	7:00 p.m.
Catawba	Ag Resource Center, Newton	Oct. 6	6:00 p.m.
Chatham	Ag Center, Pittsboro	Oct. 27	7:00 p.m.
Cherokee	Murphy Elementary School Cafeteria, Murphy	Oct. 27	6:30 p.m.
Chowan	Co. Farm Bureau office, Edenton	Oct. 16	7:30 p.m.
Clay	Brasstown Community Center, Brasstown	Oct. 18	5:30 p.m.
Cleveland	Neal Senior Center, Shelby	Oct. 2	7:00 p.m.
Columbus	Interim Centre, Liberty St., Whiteville	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
Craven	Craven Co. Ag Ext. Complex, New Bern	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Cumberland	Charlie Rose Agri-Expo, Fayetteville	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Currituck	Co. Farm Bureau office, Currituck	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Dare	Co. Farm Bureau office, Kill Devil Hills	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Davidson	Davidson Co. Ag Center, Lexington	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Davie	Davie Co. High School, Mocksville	Oct. 14	7:00 p.m.
Duplin	Duplin Commons, Kenansville	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Durham	Co. Farm Bureau office, Roxboro Rd., Durham	Nov. 13	7:00 p.m.
Edgecombe	Co. Farm Bureau office, Tarboro	Oct. 27	7:00 p.m.
Forsyth	Agriculture Building, Winston-Salem	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Franklin	Franklin Co. Cooperative Ext. Annex, Louisburg	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Gaston	Citizen’s Resource Center, Dallas	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Gates	Tarheel BBQ Restaurant, Hwy. 13 South, Eure	Nov. 11	6:30 p.m.
Graham	Co. Farm Bureau office, Robbinsville	Sept. 26	2:00 p.m.
Granville	Cooperative Extension Bldg., Oxford	Nov. 5	7:00 p.m.
Greene	Greene Co. Extension office, Snow Hill	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Guilford	Guilford Ag Center, Greensboro	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Halifax	Co. Farm Bureau office, Halifax	Nov. 13	7:30 p.m.
Harnett	Harnett Central High School, Angier	Oct. 17	7:00 p.m.
Haywood	Waynesville Middle School, Waynesville	Oct. 20	6:00 p.m.
Henderson	Mike’s on Main, Hendersonville	Oct. 21	6:00 p.m.
Hertford	Co. Farm Bureau office, Ahoskie	Oct. 28	7:30 p.m.
Hoke	West Hoke Middle School, Raeford	Sept. 29	6:00 p.m.
Hyde	Co. Farm Bureau office, Swan Quarter	Sept. 25	7:30 p.m.
Iredell	Iredell Co. Agricultural Building, Statesville	Nov. 13	7:00 p.m.
Jackson	Community Services Building, Sylva	Oct. 7	6:00 p.m.
Jones	American Legion Building, Trenton	Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.
Lee	Ruby McSwain Ag Center, Sanford	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Lenoir	Lenoir Co. Extension office, Kinston	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Lincoln	Lincoln Cultural Center, Lincolnton	Sept. 30	7:00 p.m.
McDowell	Marion Community Bldg., Marion	Oct. 13	6:00 p.m.
Macon	Cullasaja Fire Dept., Franklin	Sept. 23	6:00 p.m.
Madison	Carolina Cafeteria, Hwy 213, Marshall	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Martin	Co. Farm Bureau office, Williamston	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Mecklenburg	Oehler’s Mallard Creek BBQ, Charlotte	Nov. 3	6:00 p.m.
Mitchell	Creekside Restaurant, Bakersville	Oct. 21	6:00 p.m.
Montgomery	James H. Garner Conference Center, Troy	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Moore	Union Pines High School, Cameron	Oct. 16	5:45 p.m.
Nash	Co. Farm Bureau office, Nashville	Nov. 6	7:00 p.m.
New Hanover	Co. Farm Bureau office, Burnt Mill office	Oct. 13	6:30 p.m.
Northampton	Co. Farm Bureau office, Jackson	Sept. 22	7:30 p.m.
Onslow	Onslow Co. Multipurpose Bldg., Jacksonville	Oct. 20	7:30 p.m.
Orange	Occheechee Steak House, Hillsborough	Oct. 22	6:30 p.m.
Pamlico	Co. Farm Bureau office, Alliance	Oct. 22	7:00 p.m.
Pasquotank	Co. Farm Bureau office, Elizabeth City	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Pender	American Legion Post #165, Burgaw	Oct. 14	7:00 p.m.
Perquimans	Hertford Fire Department, Hertford	Oct. 21	7:00 p.m.
Person	Person Cooperative Ext. Bldg., Roxboro	Nov. 10	7:00 p.m.
Pitt	Co. Farm Bureau office, Greenville	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Polk	Polk Central Elementary School, Mill Spring	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Randolph	Snyder Farms Restaurant, Sophia	Sept. 22	6:00 p.m.
Richmond	Richmond Sr. High School Cafeteria, Rockingham	Oct. 16	6:00 p.m.
Robeson	Co. Farm Bureau office, Lumberton	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Rockingham	Ag Center, Wentworth	Oct. 10	6:30 p.m.
Rowan	Frank Small Sr. farm, 580 Lake Rd., Salisbury	Oct. 28	6:30 p.m.
Rutherford	Chase High School, Forest City	Oct. 24	7:00 p.m.
Sampson	Sampson Community College, Clinton	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Scotland	Scotland Place Civic/Senior Center, Laurinburg	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Stanly	Stanly Ag/Civic Center, Albemarle	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Stokes	South Stokes High School, Walnut Cove	Oct. 28	5:00 p.m.
Surry	Co. Farm Bureau office, Dobson	Nov. 10	7:00 p.m.
Swain	Darnell Farms, Bryson City	Oct. 11	5:00 p.m.
Transylvania	Transylvania Co. Library, Brevard	Oct. 4	6:00 p.m.
Tyrrell	County Library, Columbia	Oct. 13	7:00 p.m.
Union	Agriculture Center, Monroe	Oct. 16	6:00 p.m.
Vance	Leslie Perry Memorial Library, Henderson	Nov. 6	7:00 p.m.
Wake	Co. Farm Bureau office, Western Blvd, Raleigh	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Warren	Co. Farm Bureau office, Warrenton	Nov. 4	7:00 p.m.
Washington	Vernon James Ag Center, Roper	Oct. 30	7:00 p.m.
Watauga	Greenway Baptist Church Family Life Center, Boone	Oct. 6	6:30 p.m.
Wayne	The Wayne Center, Goldsboro	Oct. 20	6:00 p.m.
Wilkes	Co. Farm Bureau office, North Wilkesboro	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Wilson	Wilson Co. Agricultural Center, Wilson	Nov. 3	7:30 p.m.
Yadkin	Yadkin Moose Lodge, Yadkinville	Nov. 3	6:00 p.m.
Yancey	Town Center, Burnsville	Oct. 9	5:30 p.m.

County Fair Happenings

Farm Bureau — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:14:22 +0000

ALAMANCE CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Burlington
Aug. 26–30, 2008

ALEXANDER CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Taylorsville
Sept. 30–Oct 4, 2008

ALLEGHANY CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Sparta
Aug. 16–23, 2008

ATLANTIC DISTRICT FAIR
Ahoskie
Oct. 27–Nov. 1, 2008

AVERY CO. FAIR
Newland
Sept. 9–13, 2008

BETHWARE COMMUNITY FAIR
Kings Mountain
July 29-Aug. 2, 2008

BURKE CO. FAIR
Morganton
Aug. 5–9, 2008

CABARRUS CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Concord
Sept. 5–13, 2008

CALDWELL CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Lenoir
Sept. 23–27, 2008

CAPE FEAR FAIR & EXPO
Wilmington
Oct. 30–Nov. 8, 2008

CENTRAL CAROLINA FAIR
Greensboro
Sept. 12–21, 2008

CHATHAM CO. FAIR
Pittsboro
Sept. 17–20, 2008

CHOWAN CO. REGIONAL FAIR
Edenton
Sept. 23–27, 2008

CLEVELAND CO. FAIR
Shelby
Sept. 25–Oct 4, 2008

COASTAL CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL FAIR
New Bern
Oct. 16–26, 2008

COLUMBUS CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Whiteville
Oct. 6–11, 2008

CUMBERLAND CO. FAIR
Fayetteville
Sept. 18–28, 2008

DAVIDSON CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Lexington
Sept. 15–20, 2008

DIXIE CLASSIC FAIR
Winston-Salem
Oct. 3–12, 2008

DREXEL COMMUNITY FAIR
Drexel
Aug. 19–23, 2008

HALIFAX-NORTHAMPTON CO. FAIR
Roanoke Rapids
Oct. 21–25, 2008

HAYWOOD CO. FAIR
Waynesville
Sept. 22–29, 2008

HICKORY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR
Hickory
Aug. 27–Sept. 1, 2008

IREDELL CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Statesville
Sept. 1–6, 2008

LEE REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Sanford
Oct. 6–12, 2008

MOORE CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Carthage
Oct. 7–11, 2008

N.C. MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR
Fletcher
Sept. 5–14, 2008

N.C. STATE FAIR
Raleigh
Oct. 16–26, 2008

ONSLOW CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Jacksonsville
Oct. 6–11, 2008

PITT CO. AMERICAN LEGION
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Greenville
Sept. 29–Oct. 4, 2008

RICHMOND CO.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Hamlet
Oct. 14–18, 2008

ROBESON REGIONAL
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Lumberton
Oct. 2–11, 2008

ROCKY MOUNT AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Rocky Mount
Sept. 8–13, 2008

ROWAN CO. AGRICULTURAL
& INDUSTRIAL FAIR
Salisbury
Sept. 15–20, 2008

STANLY AMERICAN LEGION POST #76 AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Albemarle
Sept. 16–20, 2008

STOKES CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
King
Sept. 8–13, 2008

SURRY CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Mt. Airy
Sept. 1–6, 2008

WARREN CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Warrenton
Sept. 23–27, 2008

WAYNE REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Goldsboro
Sept. 25–Oct. 4, 2008

WILKES CO. AGRICULTURAL FAIR
North Wilkesboro
Oct. 14–18, 2008

WILSON CO. AMERICAN
LEGION FAIR
Wilson
Sept. 16–21, 2008

2008 County Annual Meetings

Farm Bureau — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:21:31 +0000

COUNTY	LOCATION	DATE	TIME
Alamance	Occasions, Burlington	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Alleghany	Alleghany Inn Conference Room, Sparta	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Anson	Anson Senior High School, Wadesboro	Oct. 21	6:15 p.m.
Ashe	Ashe Co. High School, West Jefferson	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Avery	Crossnore Baptist Church, Crossnore	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Beaufort	Washington Civic Center, Washington	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Bladen	Powell-Melvin Ag Service Center, Elizabethtown	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Brunswick	Co. Farm Bureau office, Shallotte	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Cabarrus	St. John’s Fellowship Hall, Concord	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Caldwell	Hudson Uptown Bldg, Hudson	Oct. 17	6:00 p.m.
Camden	Co. Farm Bureau office, Camden	Nov. 11	6:30 p.m.
Carteret	Co. Farm Bureau office, Beaufort	Nov. 11	7:00 p.m.
Caswell	Co. Farm Bureau office, Yanceyville	Oct. 21	7:00 p.m.
Catawba	Ag Resource Center, Newton	Oct. 6	6:00 p.m.
Chatham	Ag Center, Pittsboro	Oct. 27	7:00 p.m.
Cleveland	Neal Senior Center, Shelby	Oct. 2	7:00 p.m.
Columbus	Interim Centre, Liberty St., Whiteville	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
Craven	Craven Co. Ag Ext. Complex, New Bern	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Cumberland	Charlie Rose Agri-Expo, Fayetteville	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Currituck	Co. Farm Bureau office, Currituck	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Dare	Co. Farm Bureau office, Kill Devil Hills	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Davidson	Davidson Co. Ag Center, Lexington	Oct. 23	7:00 p.m.
Davie	Davie Co. High School, Mocksville	Oct. 14	7:00 p.m.
Duplin	Duplin Commons, Kenansville	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Durham	Co. Farm Bureau office, Roxboro Rd., Durham	Nov. 13	7:00 p.m.
Edgecombe	Co. Farm Bureau office, Tarboro	Oct. 27	7:00 p.m.
Forsyth	Agriculture Building, Winston-Salem	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Franklin	Franklin Co. Cooperative Ext. Annex, Louisburg	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Gaston	Citizen’s Resource Center, Dallas	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Graham	Co. Farm Bureau office, Robbinsville	Sept. 26	2:00 p.m.
Granville	Cooperative Extension Bldg., Oxford	Nov. 5	7:00 p.m.
Greene	Greene Co. Extension office, Snow Hill	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Guilford	Guilford Ag Center, Greensboro	Oct. 23	6:30 p.m.
Haywood	Waynesville Middle School, Waynesville	Oct. 20	6:00 p.m.
Hertford	Co. Farm Bureau office, Ahoskie	Oct. 28	7:30 p.m.
Hoke	West Hoke Middle School, Raeford	Sept. 29	6:00 p.m.
Hyde	Co. Farm Bureau office, Swan Quarter	Sept. 25	7:30 p.m.
Iredell	Iredell Co. Agricultural Building, Statesville	Nov. 13	7:00 p.m.
Jackson	Community Services Building, Sylva	Oct. 7	6:00 p.m.
Jones	American Legion Building, Trenton	Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.
Lee	Ruby McSwain Ag Center, Sanford	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Lenoir	Lenoir Co. Extension office, Kinston	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Macon	Cullasaja Fire Dept., Franklin	Sept. 23	6:00 p.m.
McDowell	Marion Community Bldg., Marion	Oct. 13	6:00 p.m.
Madison	Carolina Cafeteria, Hwy 213, Marshall	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Martin	Co. Farm Bureau office, Williamston	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Mecklenburg	Oehler’s Mallard Creek BBQ, Charlotte	Nov. 3	6:00 p.m.
Montgomery	James H. Garner Conference Center, Troy	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Moore	Union Pines High School, Cameron	Oct. 16	5:45 p.m.
Nash	Co. Farm Bureau office, Nashville	Nov. 6	7:00 p.m.
New Hanover	Co. Farm Bureau office, Burnt Mill office	Oct. 13	6:30 p.m.
Onslow	Onslow Co. Multipurpose Bldg., Jacksonville	Oct. 20	7:30 p.m.
Orange	Occheechee Steak House, Hillsborough	Oct. 22	6:30 p.m.
Pamlico	Co. Farm Bureau office, Alliance	Oct. 22	7:00 p.m.
Pender	American Legion Post #165, Burgaw	Oct. 14	7:00 p.m.
Perquimans	Hertford Fire Dept., Hertford	Oct. 21	7:00 p.m.
Person	Person Cooperative Ext. Bldg., Roxboro	Nov. 10	7:00 p.m.
Pitt	Co. Farm Bureau office, Greenville	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Polk	Polk Central Elementary School, Mill Spring	Oct. 7	7:00 p.m.
Randolph	Snyder Farms Restaurant, Sophia	Sept. 22	6:00 p.m.
Richmond	Richmond Sr. High School Cafeteria, Rockingham	Oct. 16	6:00 p.m.
Robeson	Co. Farm Bureau office, Lumberton	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Rockingham	Ag Center, Wentworth	Oct. 10	6:30 p.m.
Rowan	Frank Small Sr. farm, 580 Lake Rd., Salisbury	Oct. 28	6:30 p.m.
Rutherford	Chase High School, Forest City	Oct. 24	7:00 p.m.
Sampson	Sampson Community College, Clinton	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Scotland	Scotland Place Civic/Senior Center, Laurinburg	Oct. 9	7:00 p.m.
Stanly	Stanly Ag/Civic Center, Albemarle	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Stokes	South Stokes High School, Walnut Cove	Oct. 28	5:00 p.m.
Transylvania	Transylvania Co. Library, Brevard	Oct. 4	6:00 p.m.
Tyrrell	County Library, Columbia	Oct. 13	7:00 p.m.
Union	Agriculture Center, Monroe	Oct. 16	6:00 p.m.
Vance	Leslie Perry Memorial Library, Henderson	Nov. 6	7:00 p.m.
Wake	Co. Farm Bureau office, Western Blvd, Raleigh	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Warren	Co. Farm Bureau office, Warrenton	Nov. 4	7:00 p.m.
Washington	Vernon James Ag Center, Roper	Oct. 30	7:00 p.m.
Wayne	The Wayne Center, Goldsboro	Oct. 20	6:00 p.m.
Wilkes	Co. Farm Bureau office, North Wilkesboro	Oct. 21	6:30 p.m.
Wilson	Wilson Co. Agricultural Center, Wilson	Nov. 3	7:30 p.m.
Yancey	American Legion Hall, Burnsville	Oct. 4	5:30 p.m.