ATTENTION: NRCS Funding Opportunity Available

Smithfield Agronomics Program has been awarded a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant to fund NRCS-EQUIP projects in Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne counties.  The funds are for grain growers in the seven counties interested...

Neese Sausage: An institution of the heart

By David Jones This generous North Carolina company is an institution in the state’s pork industry, and next year it’s celebrating 100 years in business. This is a story about wealth. But a different kind of riches. Make no mistake about it; the Neese Country Sausage...

Returning to my farming roots

NCPC member Bill Hawkins shares his background, farm operation, family and history of his fulfilling farming career. Our farm is located in Deep Run, North Carolina, and operates as Trent Farms Inc. Our operation consists of hogs, turkeys and cattle. We began with the...