People

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band Cherokee Indians

Farm Manager, HM Kern Construction

Hoke-Robeson Gin

Retired, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Carolina Farm Credit

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Dairy Representative - Professor, NC State

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Crop and Knowledge Systems Manager, BASF

Farm Owner, The Hill of Berrys

Retired- Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Retired, NC Cattleman’s Association

President/Owner, Blizzard Farms

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Association of NC

Manager, NCDA

Nutritionist, Smithfield Foods

Owner & Farmer, First Fruits Farm

Retired - Former CEO Maryland-Virginia Milk Producer Association

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Carolina Farm Credit

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Planning Director, Avery County

Liggett Vector Brands, LLC - Field Sales Admin Assistant

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Horticulture Manager, Champion Hills

Retired Director, NC State Dairy Enterprise System; Owner, Gary Cartwright Consulting; Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Comple Coffee International

Research Coordinator, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association

President, A and M Farms

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

CEO, NC Peanut Growers Association

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Cook Cattle Farm

Owner, Salty Dog Farms

NC Beekeeper’s Association

Partner, Correll Farms

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Owner, Bellevue Manor Turf Corp.

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

Vice President of Strategic Engagement, National Pork Producers Council

Dalton Farms LLC; Skyline Telephone

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Owner, Windy Creek Farms, Inc.

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Retired

President, JP Davenport and Son

Retired

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Parkway Ag Supply, LLC

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Eaker Dairy

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Farm Manager, Wester Farms LLC

Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms LLC

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Dairy Representative - Retired, Milkco

Retired-Agriculture Education Teacher

President, NC Grange

Retired, County Extension Director

NC House of Representatives

CRG Agricultural Properties LLC

Rob Glover Farming, LLC

Sales Representative, Syngenta

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Executive Director, NC Sweetpotato Commission

Griffin Farms Inc.

Griffin Farms, Inc.

Owner, Grissom Family Farm; Grissom Fertilizer Farm Supply & Tack Shop

Retired, NCSU Extension

Alliance One

Executive Director, NC Soybean Producers Association

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Retired, NC Pork Council

President, NC Farm Bureau

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

Retired

Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance and University Treasurer

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

Sr Director Manufacturing, RJ Reynolds

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Chief of Staff, NCDA and CS

E.R. Hester Farms

Partner, RJ Hinnant and Sons

President, HM Kern Corp

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Dairy Producer Representative - Holland Farms of Olin

Dairy Representative - Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Owner, Honeycutt Farms

NC Vegetable Growers & NC Watermelon Associations, Southeastern Grain & Feed Association

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Farmer

Dairy Representative - Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Orange Soil and Water Conservation

Carolina Farm Credit

Warren County Board of Commissioners

Technical Marketing Manager, BASF

Retired - AgCarolina Farm Credit

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms

President, Nash Produce

Retired

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Partner, King Farming Enterprises LLC

President, R.B. Knowles Inc.

President, Sarem Farms

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Manager/HR/VP, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Executive Director, NC Cattlemen's Association

CEO, NC Pork Council

Sales & Operations Manager, Halifax Farm Service, Inc.

Regional Agronomist, NCDA

Extension Agent Agriculture - Small Farms & Local Foods, Durham County Extension Center

Research Operation Manager, NC State

ASJ Mathis Farms

Buffalo Warren Company

President, Richmond Community College

Farmer

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Farmer

Owner, MPI

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Agronomist, Perdue Agribusiness

Retired, NC Soybean Producers Association Inc

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

Retired from Avoca Inc.

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Fair Products, Inc

W&P Farms and Pollock Family LLC.

Agri Supply

Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust Company

NCDA

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

Agricultural Program Development Coordinator, NCDA & CS

Co-Owner, Hunting Creek Preserves

Owner, Renn Farms LLC

Retired, 4-H Agent, NC Cooperative Extension

Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

Roberts Ridge Farms

AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA

Live Stock Farmer; Executive Secretary, NC Angus Association; Promotion Coordinator, NC Watermelon Association

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

President, Fairview Garden Center

Dairy Representative - Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Dairy Representative - Department Head & Professor, NC State Animal Science

Agriculture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service

Shaw Farm

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - CEO, M. G. Newell Corporation

Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm

Regional Manager, Yara International

Sanimax

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Retired, US Department of Agriculture

Retired

Owner, Smith Nursery

Owner, Red Acres Farm LLC

Owner, Cold Mountain Nursery

Spruill Farms

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - Senior Manager, Land O'Lakes

President, CMS Farming Company

Retired, Altria

Talley Farms

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Dairy Processor Representative - Plant Manager, MD & VA Milk Producers Cooperative Assoc.

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Founder, BlackCotton

Retired, Southern States

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

Owner, Vandemark Farms

Research and Farming - High Yield Corn and Soybean Research; Farming Cow/Calf Operation

Vick Family Farms

CEO, NC Soybean Producers Association

Partner, Warren Farming

Owner, Buffalo Warren Company

Watson Seed Cleaner

Farmer, W.I. Wellons and Sons

Owner, West Farms

Corner Cotton Gin Inc.

Owner, Whitford Farms LLC

Extension Associate, NC State

Insurance of the Carolinas

Altria Client Services

Partner, Brooks Pierce McLendon LLP

Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Cumberland County Schools

President, Wilson Brothers

Environmental Supervisor, Sibelco

Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Retired, NC Farm Bureau

Co-Owner, Bryant Worley Farms

Dairy Farmer

Dairy Producer Representative - Wright Farms

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

Hoke-Robeson Gin

Farm Owner, The Hill of Berrys

Retired

Parkway Ag Supply, LLC

Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms LLC

Retired, County Extension Director

NC House of Representatives

Rob Glover Farming, LLC

Chief of Staff, NCDA and CS

President, R.B. Knowles Inc.

President, Sarem Farms

Sales & Operations Manager, Halifax Farm Service, Inc.

ASJ Mathis Farms

President, Richmond Community College

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Agronomist, Perdue Agribusiness

W&P Farms and Pollock Family LLC.

Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

Live Stock Farmer; Executive Secretary, NC Angus Association; Promotion Coordinator, NC Watermelon Association

President, Fairview Garden Center

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Owner, Cold Mountain Nursery

Vick Family Farms

Environmental Supervisor, Sibelco

Co-Owner, Bryant Worley Farms

Retired, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Crop and Knowledge Systems Manager, BASF

Nutritionist, Smithfield Foods

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Vice President of Strategic Engagement, National Pork Producers Council

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Retired

Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance and University Treasurer

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Owner, MPI

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust Company

Retired, Altria

Owner, Buffalo Warren Company

Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Dairy Representative - Professor, NC State

Retired Director, NC State Dairy Enterprise System; Owner, Gary Cartwright Consulting; Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Comple Coffee International

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Eaker Dairy

Dairy Representative - Retired, Milkco

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Dairy Producer Representative - Holland Farms of Olin

Dairy Representative - Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Dairy Representative - Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

Dairy Representative - Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Dairy Representative - Department Head & Professor, NC State Animal Science

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - CEO, M. G. Newell Corporation

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - Senior Manager, Land O'Lakes

Dairy Processor Representative - Plant Manager, MD & VA Milk Producers Cooperative Assoc.

Dairy Producer Representative - Wright Farms

Retired- Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Carolina Farm Credit

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Liggett Vector Brands, LLC - Field Sales Admin Assistant

Horticulture Manager, Champion Hills

Research Coordinator, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

CEO, NC Peanut Growers Association

Cook Cattle Farm

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Owner, Windy Creek Farms, Inc.

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Retired

CRG Agricultural Properties LLC

Griffin Farms Inc.

Retired, NCSU Extension

Executive Director, NC Soybean Producers Association

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

President, HM Kern Corp

Owner, Honeycutt Farms

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Retired - AgCarolina Farm Credit

President, Nash Produce

Executive Director, NC Cattlemen's Association

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Fair Products, Inc

NCDA

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

Retired, 4-H Agent, NC Cooperative Extension

AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Sanimax

Spruill Farms

Talley Farms

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Retired, Southern States

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

Research and Farming - High Yield Corn and Soybean Research; Farming Cow/Calf Operation

CEO, NC Soybean Producers Association

Owner, Whitford Farms LLC

President, Wilson Brothers

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band Cherokee Indians

Carolina Farm Credit

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Dairy Representative - Professor, NC State

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Retired, NC Cattleman’s Association

President/Owner, Blizzard Farms

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Association of NC

Manager, NCDA

Owner & Farmer, First Fruits Farm

Retired - Former CEO Maryland-Virginia Milk Producer Association

Planning Director, Avery County

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Retired Director, NC State Dairy Enterprise System; Owner, Gary Cartwright Consulting; Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Comple Coffee International

President, A and M Farms

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Owner, Salty Dog Farms

NC Beekeeper’s Association

Partner, Correll Farms

Owner, Bellevue Manor Turf Corp.

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

Dalton Farms LLC; Skyline Telephone

President, JP Davenport and Son

Retired

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Eaker Dairy

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Retired-Agriculture Education Teacher

President, NC Grange

Sales Representative, Syngenta

Executive Director, NC Sweetpotato Commission

Griffin Farms, Inc.

Owner, Grissom Family Farm; Grissom Fertilizer Farm Supply & Tack Shop

Alliance One

Retired, NC Pork Council

President, NC Farm Bureau

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

Sr Director Manufacturing, RJ Reynolds

E.R. Hester Farms

Partner, RJ Hinnant and Sons

Dairy Producer Representative - Holland Farms of Olin

Dairy Representative - Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

NC Vegetable Growers & NC Watermelon Associations, Southeastern Grain & Feed Association

Farmer

Dairy Representative - Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Orange Soil and Water Conservation

Carolina Farm Credit

Warren County Board of Commissioners

Technical Marketing Manager, BASF

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms

Partner, King Farming Enterprises LLC

Manager/HR/VP, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

CEO, NC Pork Council

Regional Agronomist, NCDA

Extension Agent Agriculture - Small Farms & Local Foods, Durham County Extension Center

Research Operation Manager, NC State

Buffalo Warren Company

Farmer

Farmer

Retired, NC Soybean Producers Association Inc

Retired from Avoca Inc.

Agri Supply

Agricultural Program Development Coordinator, NCDA & CS

Co-Owner, Hunting Creek Preserves

Owner, Renn Farms LLC

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

Dairy Representative - Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Dairy Representative - Department Head & Professor, NC State Animal Science

Agriculture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service

Shaw Farm

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - CEO, M. G. Newell Corporation

Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm

Regional Manager, Yara International

Retired, US Department of Agriculture

Retired

Owner, Smith Nursery

Owner, Red Acres Farm LLC

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - Senior Manager, Land O'Lakes

President, CMS Farming Company

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Founder, BlackCotton

Owner, Vandemark Farms

Partner, Warren Farming

Watson Seed Cleaner

Farmer, W.I. Wellons and Sons

Owner, West Farms

Corner Cotton Gin Inc.

Extension Associate, NC State

Insurance of the Carolinas

Altria Client Services

Partner, Brooks Pierce McLendon LLP

Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Cumberland County Schools

Retired, NC Farm Bureau

Dairy Farmer

Dairy Producer Representative - Wright Farms

Retired, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Sales Representative, Syngenta

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Griffin Farms, Inc.

Owner, Grissom Family Farm; Grissom Fertilizer Farm Supply & Tack Shop

Alliance One

Sr Director Manufacturing, RJ Reynolds

Owner, Renn Farms LLC

President, CMS Farming Company

Retired, Altria

Owner, West Farms

Altria Client Services