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Achievements & Lifestyles: January/February 2010

Farm Bureau — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:49:26 +0000

NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU’S COLLEGIATE YOUNG FARMERS & RANCHERS PROGRAM was established at North Carolina State University during the fall of 2009. NCSU students expressed an interest in establishing the first collegiate division of NCFB’s YF&R program to study agricultural leadership. The program has about 35 members, 11 of which serve on the governing committee. In early meetings, the group discussed directing its efforts toward Ag Awareness Days on campus and coordinating displays and programs on the topic of “Misconceptions of Agriculture.” The Collegiate YF&R program holds meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in Room 106 in Scott Hall.

CATAWBA COUNTY FARM BUREAU Board of Director’s Member Lucas Richard received the Outstanding Contributor to Agriculture Award for 2009. The award is presented each year as part of the Farm City Banquet Program, which was held Nov. 24 at the Hickory American Legion Meeting Hall.

CLAY COUNTY FARM BUREAU Members participated in the county’s Tractor Parade on Sept. 19. The parade, sponsored by the Clay County Tractor Club, stretched almost two miles and included about 80 entries, from a 1940 Farmall to the latest farm equipment. The event raised $3,000 for the Dwight Smith Scholarship Fund, created in honor of a local resident killed in a farming accident. The money will be awarded to a student studying for a career in agriculture, farming or forestry.

COLUMBUS COUNTY FARM BUREAU Member Garland McCullen was among the first 100 inductees to the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame in summer 2009. McCullen was Agriculture Extension Agent and Extension Service County Director.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU honored Justin Kyle Smith as its Young Farmer of the Year during its annual meeting. Smith, 23, is a 2007 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in agricultural business management. He currently produces 700 acres of cotton, 350 acres of soybeans and 25 acres of tobacco with his father on their family farm.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY FARM BUREAU awarded Bill Tew with its Outstanding Service Award. Tew is a Member of NCFB’s Board of Directors, as well as the county Vice President.
Tew is a shining example of outstanding achievement and public service. Among Tew’s many achievements, are the following highlights:
Served as a Cumberland County Farm Bureau Board Member for 37 years.
Served as a North Carolina Farm Bureau State Board Member for 17 years.
Served on the USDA Farm Service Agency Community Committee for 15 years.
Served on Agricultural Advisory Boards.

DAVIE COUNTY FARM BUREAU presented retiring Board Member Charles Phillips a plaque honoring him for 46 years of service. Fellow Board Member Edwin Boger presented Phillips with the recognition during the county Annual Meeting.

DUPLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU Women’s Committee recently presented 37 one-gallon bags of drink tabs, which were collected for the Ronald McDonald House. Also, they presented a check for $50 to the Kenansville Fire Department.

DUPLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU held its county Annual Meeting on Oct. 15, with guests Ben Parrish and Josh Smith from the Sheriff’s Department Gang Enforcement Unit. They presented a gang awareness program to about 220 members during the annual meeting.

FRANKLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU recently participated in the third North Carolina Goat & Sheep Producers Roundup at the Guilford County Cooperative Extension Center in Greensboro. Franklin County Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors sponsored the “NC Chefs Cook-off of Lamb and Chevon,” which included a $2,000 prize for the winning chefs. Catawba Farm Bureau Member and goat producer Susan Proctor was one of three judges in the competition. The two-day event drew more than 135 goat and sheep producers from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It also included educational sessions and a training session for youth.

HAYWOOD COUNTY FARM BUREAU honored dairy farmer Wade Francis during its Annual Meeting for 48 years of dedicated service to the organization. Francis served 19 years as county President and 28 years on the state Board of Directors. During his service as President, Francis was instrumental in moving Haywood County Farm Bureau from rented property to its own property and a new state-of-the-art building to serve the membership. Francis worked diligently to address the concerns of county and state farmers on issues concerning production agriculture, and was an outstanding spokesman for vocational education, farm land-use tax, farmland preservation, agriculture research and environmental issues. Haywood County’s 4,500 members are appreciative of the 48 years of leadership Francis gave the organization.

HAYWOOD COUNTY FARM BUREAU was recognized for its support for NCFB’s Agriculture in the Classroom Program. The county paid the salary of nine substitute teachers and provided breakfast and lunch for workshop participants. Attendees included Anne Garrett, Superintendant of Schools; Terry Rogers, Haywood County Farm Bureau President; Sandy Caldwell, Elementary Supervisor; and Chuck Francis, School Board Chairman.

IREDELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU recently presented financial aid to the county’s five Future Farmers of America chapters. County President David Sides, fourth from left, presented representatives from the five chapters with the donations.

LEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU was a sponsor of the Third Annual Meat Goat Show held Sept. 16 at the Lee Regional Fair. The event included a Showmanship Competition and exhibitors from Richmond, Moore, Montgomery, Hoke, Anson and Lee counties. County Farm Bureau President John Cameron and Katherine Southard, Miss North Carolina 2009, presented ribbons to the winners of the goat show.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY FARM BUREAU established an Agriculture Foundation endowment in honor of NCFB Senior Vice President J.M. Wright Jr. The $50,000 endowment is a scholarship for Rockingham County students planning to attend North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or a North Carolina community college to study for a career in agriculture or agri-science. The endowment honors the commitment that Wright has demonstrated as a leader and former President of the Rockingham County Farm Bureau. Rockingham County Farm Bureau previously established an endowment at Rockingham Community College and provides three $1,000 scholarships.

SAMPSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU Women’s Committee served a pizza and Pepsi lunch to the Compensatory Education Class at Sampson Community College. About 50 people were served.

WAKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU Women’s Committee recently visited Hope Chapel preschoolers to help educate them during their farm unit of study. Sixty children milked a cow, made “moo masks,” painted pumpkins and made pumpkin pie snacks. Also, Women’s Committee Member Michelle Dupree delivered pumpkins to kindergarten and first-grade classes at Willow Springs Elementary School.

WILSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU Women’s Committee recently held a car seat safety check at Rock Ridge Elementary School, with the help of the school’s principal, the Highway Patrol, the Department of Transportation and the local EMS. Before the event, parents were notified that when they came to drop their child off at school, they could have their child’s safety seat inspected to make sure it was positioned and secured in their vehicle properly. Parents were also given pamphlets on car seat safety. The inspections were free.

COUNTY FARM BUREAU Members from Anson, Ashe, Catawba, Iredell, McDowell, Lincoln, Rowan and Yadkin counties traveled to Moultrie, Ga. in October 2009 to attend the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo. North Carolina Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten also attended this year’s event as North Carolina was the Spotlight State in 2009. NCFB, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina State University and The N.C. State Grange collaborated on an exhibit representing North Carolina agriculture. Henderson County sod farmer Fred Pittillo was recognized as the North Carolina Farmer of the Year.

WAKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU set up interactive agricultural displays at the Jordan Lake Heritage Day on Oct. 3. Vice President Richard Jenks showed visitors how to shell corn and loop tobacco. Michelle and Melanie Dupree offered children the chance to milk a cow, make a “moo mask,” and choose an activity book to take home. About 50 children participated.

WAYNE COUNTY FARM BUREAU Members Bryant and Debbie Worley were among the four winners nationwide of the 2009 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award given by Pork Checkoff in conjunction with National Hog Farmer Magazine. Judges representing pork producers and environmental groups selected Bryant Worley Farms, Inc. of Princeton from among candidates who demonstrate commitment to upholding the ideal relationship between pork production and the environment. The Worley’s operate their farm with the thinking that farmers were the first environmentalists, and they were previously honored in 2005 as the North Carolina Soil and Water Association’s Outstanding Conservation Farm Family. The Worley’s also played an important role in raising the 2009 National Thanksgiving Turkey presented by the National Turkey Federation for the White House “Pardoning.” The Worley Family Farm, growers for Goldsboro Milling, Company, Inc., cared for the birds.

NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU’S LEAD TEAM had its fall conference Sept. 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Asheville. The focus of this September’s conference was Communicating with the Media. Bob Wilson, of American Farm Bureau, conducted a session called “Have I Got A Story for You,” during which participants held mock interviews with each other and were critiqued. The group visited WLOS-TV’s station to learn how television programs are put together and how to prepare themselves for television interviews. They also visited the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper, where they met with the editor and the agriculture reporter to learn ways to hone their skills for print media. The conference also included a visit to the Biltmore vineyard, a workshop on the proper way to write Thank You notes and a trip to the Asheville Farmers Market.

Students Pursue College with Aid of NCFB Scholarship

Farm Bureau — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:31:29 +0000

Six North Carolina young adults planning to study agriculture or related fields upon entering college this fall are recipients of the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship, North Carolina Farm Bureau’s top academic award.

The renewable scholarship is valued at $3,000 per year and provides each recipient with a total of $12,000 over four years for tuition, books and other related expenses.

The scholarship program assists 24 college-level students each year and has provided more than $500,000 in scholarship money to agriculture students since it was founded in 1967.

All six of this year’s recipients will have the chance to meet on campus as they have all chosen North Carolina State University.

Jacob A. Bender of Warren County, a graduate of The Franklin Academy in Wake County, plans to major in agricultural engineering and mechanical engineering.

He has won several awards for showing livestock and says the experience of working on his family’s farm has been the greatest influence on his life.

“Just as the early engineers developed the irrigation systems that fed the Egyptian Empire, future agricultural leaders will lay the foundation for the continuation and advancement of the world in which we live today,” he says. “I want to be that future agricultural engineer who crafts the technology of tomorrow’s advancements in the production of food, fiber and fuel.”

Morgan D. Drake, a graduate of SouthWest Edgecombe High School, plans to major in agricultural engineering. After completing an undergraduate degree, she plans to go to graduate school, and ultimately has career goals of improving farm machinery.

“My dream is to design and help produce farm equipment that will improve production for farmers,” she says. “I hope to have a job that will allow me opportunities to travel to different states or even different countries.”

She is working on her family farm and traveling with the 4-H exchange club this summer and would like to travel outside
the U.S. to study agriculture in other countries.

Allison J. Dunn, a graduate of James B. Hunt High School in Wilson, will pursue a degree in agricultural education.

“Being an agricultural educator requires one to study various agricultural trends, practices and areas ranging from animal science to biotechnology to horticulture to agribusiness,” she says. “Each of these branches, along with numerous other areas, expands to reveal the backbone of what feeds, clothes and keeps our nation alive and thriving.”

She credits being active in the FFA Association and 4-H for teaching her to show livestock, taking part in career development events and speaking in public.

Carson L. Hilliard, a graduate of Northampton County High School East, will study either agricultural business or agronomy and plans to join the agronomy club and other organizations.

In his hometown, Seaboard, he works with the World Changers program at his church and helps at the local fire department.

“When I graduate from North Carolina State, I plan to move back home to start my own business or work with the Cooperative Extension office, helping local farmers implement new farming practices and helping them manage their business,” he says.

Taryn S. Looper, a graduate of South Caldwell High School, plans to major in animal science.

She is the fifth generation to live on the farm that has been in her family for 112 years. Last year, she attended N.C. Farm Bureau and N.C. State’s Institute for Future Agriculture Leaders and says she learned what it takes to be a leader. She put those skills into practice as FFA president her senior year.

“All of my life I have been surrounded by agriculture, and I know that my career will be related to it,” she says.

Caroline E. Yopp, a graduate of Triton High School in Dunn, was chapter and regional president of FFA. She also led an FFA gleaning project.

Yopp says she used to think she’d be a lawyer one day, until FFA and her school’s agriculture education program awakened her to the importance of agriculture. She plans to major in agricultural education, with a concentration in animal science.

“In a world where education is constantly changing, I want to be the voice of this industry in the classroom and assure the future of this industry that they will be presented with the tools they need for the real world,” she says.

County Annual Meetings – 2009

Farm Bureau — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:44:50 +0000

County Annual Meetings – 2009

Alamance	The Cutting Board, Burlington	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Alleghany	Sparta Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Sparta	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Anson	Lockhart Taylor Center, Wadesboro	Oct. 15	6:30 p.m.
Avery	First Baptist Church, Crossnore	Oct. 15	6:30 p.m.
Beaufort	Washington Civic Center, Washington	Oct. 13	7:00 p.m.
Bladen	Powell-Melvin Ag Service Center, Elizabethtown	Oct. 1	7:00 p.m.
Brunswick	Co. Farm Bureau office, Shallotte	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Buncombe	WNC Ag Center, Arts & Crafts Bldg., Fletcher	Oct. 26	6:30 p.m.
Burke	Community House, Morganton	Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.
Cabarrus	St. John’s Fellowship Hall, Concord	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Caldwell	Hudson Uptown Bldg, Hudson	Oct. 23	6:00 p.m.
Camden	Co. Farm Bureau office, Camden	Nov. 19	4:00 p.m.
Carteret	Co. Farm Bureau office, Beaufort	Nov. 10	7:00 p.m.
Caswell	Co. Farm Bureau office, Yanceyville	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Catawba	Ag Resource Center, Newton	Oct. 12	6:00 p.m.
Chatham	Ag Center, Pittsboro	Oct. 26	6:30 p.m.
Chowan	Co. Farm Bureau office, Edenton	Oct. 15	7:30 p.m.
Clay	Brasstown Community Center, Brasstown	Oct. 17	5:30 p.m.
Cleveland	Cleveland Extension Service office, Shelby	Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
Craven	Craven Co. Ag Ext. Complex, New Bern	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Cumberland	Crown Center, Fayetteville	Oct. 19	6:30 p.m.
Currituck	Co. Farm Bureau office, Currituck	Oct. 22	7:00 p.m.
Dare	Co. Farm Bureau office, Kill Devil Hills	Oct. 29	7:00 p.m.
Davidson	Davidson Co. Ag Center, Lexington	Oct. 22	7:00 p.m.
Davie	Davie Co. High School, Mocksville	Oct. 20	7:00 p.m.
Duplin	Duplin Commons, Kenansville	Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.
Edgecombe	Co. Farm Bureau office, Tarboro	Oct. 26	7:00 p.m.
Forsyth	Forsyth Ag Center, Winston-Salem	Oct. 22	6:30 p.m.
Franklin	County Extension Annex, Bickett Blvd., Louisburg	Nov. 2	7:00 p.m.
Gaston	Citizen’s Resource Center, Dallas	Oct. 19	7:00 p.m.
Granville	Cooperative Extension Bldg., Oxford	Oct. 28	7:00 p.m.
Greene	Greene Co. Extension office, Snow Hill	Nov. 5	6:30 p.m.
Guilford	Guilford Ag Center, Greensboro	Oct. 22	7:00 p.m.
Haywood	Haywood Co. Fairgrounds, Waynesville	Oct. 19	6:00 p.m.
Hertford	Co. Farm Bureau office, Ahoskie	Oct. 27	7:30 p.m.
Hoke	West Hoke Middle School, Raeford	Sept. 28	6:00 p.m.
Hyde	Co. Farm Bureau office, Swan Quarter	Sept. 24	7:30 p.m.
Iredell	Statesville Civic Center, Statesville	Nov. 12	7:00 p.m.
Jones	American Legion Building, Trenton	Oct. 1	7:00 p.m.
Lee	Ruby McSwain Ag Center, Sanford	Nov. 2	7:00 p.m.
Lenoir	Co. Farm Bureau office, Kinston	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
McDowell	Marion Community Bldg., Marion	Oct. 5	6:00 p.m.
Macon	Cullasaja Fire Dept., Franklin	Sept. 22	6:00 p.m.
Martin	Co. Farm Bureau office, Williamston	Oct. 19	7:00 p.m.
Mecklenburg	Oehler’s Mallard Creek BBQ, Charlotte	Nov. 2	6:00 p.m.
Mitchell	Creekside Restaurant, Bakersville	Oct. 27	6:30 p.m.
Montgomery	James H. Garner Conference Center, Troy	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Nash	Co. Farm Bureau office, Nashville	Nov. 5	7:00 p.m.
New Hanover	Co. Farm Bureau office, Independence office	Sept. 28	6:30 p.m.
Onslow	Onslow Co. Multipurpose Bldg., Jacksonville	Oct. 19	7:30 p.m.
Orange	Occheechee Steak House, Hillsborough	Oct. 28	6:30 p.m.
Pamlico	Co. Farm Bureau office, Alliance	Oct. 21	7:00 p.m.
Pasquotank	Co. Farm Bureau office, Elizabeth City	Oct. 19	7:00 p.m.
Pender	American Legion Post #165, Burgaw	Oct. 13	7:00 p.m.
Person	Person Co. Office Bldg., Morgan St., Roxboro	Nov. 9	7:00 p.m.
Pitt	Co. Farm Bureau office, Greenville	Oct. 27	7:00 p.m.
Polk	Polk Central Elementary School, Mill Spring	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
Randolph	Captain Tom’s Seafood, Staley	Sept. 28	6:00 p.m.
Richmond	Richmond Sr. High School Cafeteria, Rockingham	Oct. 22	6:00 p.m.
Robeson	Co. Farm Bureau office, Lumberton	Oct. 19	7:00 p.m.
Rockingham	Ag Center, Wentworth	Oct. 15	6:00 p.m.
Rowan	Frank Small Sr. farm, Salisbury	Oct. 27	6:30 p.m.
Rutherford	Chase High School, Forest City	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Sampson	Sampson Community College, Clinton	Nov. 2	7:00 p.m.
Scotland	Scotland Place Civic/Senior Center, Laurinburg	Oct. 8	7:00 p.m.
Stanly	Stanly Ag/Civic Center, Albemarle	Oct. 15	7:00 p.m.
Stokes	Stokes Cooperative Ext. bldg., Danbury	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
Surry	Co. Farm Bureau office, Dobson	Nov. 9	7:00 p.m.
Transylvania	Transylvania Co. Library, Brevard	Oct. 3	6:00 p.m.
Tyrrell	Co. Farm Bureau office, Columbia	Oct. 12	7:00 p.m.
Union	Agriculture Center, Monroe	Oct. 6	7:00 p.m.
Vance	Leslie Perry Memorial Library, Henderson	Nov. 5	7:00 p.m.
Washington	Vernon James Ag Center, Roper	Nov. 3	7:00 p.m.
Wayne	The Wayne Center, Goldsboro	Oct. 20	6:00 p.m.
Wilkes	Co. Farm Bureau office, North Wilkesboro	Oct. 20	6:30 p.m.
Wilson	Co. Farm Bureau office, NC 42 Hwy, Wilson	Nov. 2	7:30 p.m.
Yancey	Town Center, Burnsville	Oct. 15	6:00 p.m.

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

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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

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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.