Leaders from across North Carolina are continuing to show support for agriculture and the 2018 Farm Act amid ongoing lawsuits, as their schedules have permitted.
The county commissioners in Onslow County and Polk County are the latest to show support for farmers at a pivotal moment as lawyers attack agriculture.
The resolutions support agriculture and the 2018 Farm Act, which aims to provide certainty and clarity for farmers in North Carolina.
The Onslow resolution states that “frivolous nuisance lawsuits are threatening the very existence of farming in North Carolina.”
In Polk County, which is along the South Carolina border south of Asheville, commissioners adopted a resolution that says they “fear that if this verdict is not overturned, it will set a precedent with far reaching ramifications devastating to North Carolina’s agricultural economy.” Polk commissioners said they “hereby support the Swine Farmers of Eastern North Carolina and believe that the agriculture industry is vital to the North Carolina economy and should be protected.”
These latest resolutions are in addition to support from across agriculture.
County resolutions
In all, resolutions have been adopted by leaders in the following counties:
Bladen County
Duplin County
Jones County
Lenoir County
Onslow County
Pender County
Polk County
Robeson County
Sampson County
(If you are aware of any missing, please email to: info@ncpork.org)
Municipal resolutions
Resolutions have been adopted by leaders in the following municipalities:
Town of Elizabethtown
Town of Wallace
Town of Kenansville
Town of Warsaw
Town of White Lake
Town of Rose Hill
Town of Beulaville
Town of Harrells
(If you are aware of any missing, please email to: info@ncpork.org)
Read some of the resolutions at:
Pender: FARM ACT – FARMERS SUPPORT RESOLUTION 07232018
Bladen: Resolution – Agricultural Support 06182018
County backs agriculture _ Sampson Independent
— Andy Curliss, CEO