2017 Craven County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
The Craven County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will be held at Core Creek FWB Church Fellowship hall on Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 at 7pm. A meal will be catered by Vel and Mel’s. Our guest speakers this year will be, Lee Kirkman with Kirkman Farms on Hwy 55 in Cove City and Kristen McCoy with James W. Smith elementary school. We hope you will be able to join us for our Annual meeting and meet your Craven County Farm Bureau Board Members and enjoy good food. Canned Food Donations will be collected at the door.
2015 Craven County Stuff the Bus |
2017 Ag Awareness Day |
The Craven County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, along with the Young Farmers & Ranchers, joined with the Partners in Education on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Walmart on MLK Jr. Blvd. for their Stuff the Bus event. Farm Bureau collected and donated $200 worth of school supplies which will benefit students in need across the county.
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Ag Awareness Day was held on Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 at the NC General Assembly. Hundreds of farmers and other supporters showed up to advocate for North Carolina agriculture on March 15 in Raleigh. North Carolina Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten, N.C. Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler and a host of other farm, legislative and Council of State members gathered together as the state’s farmers and supporters of agriculture and rural communities gathered for an 11 a.m. rally in between their visits to the offices of state legislators. During the rally farmers heard from Gov. Roy Cooper, N.C. Sen. President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and N.C. Rep. John Bell, majority leader. Cooper discussed his appreciation for farming and agriculture. He also said agriculture is an area where the Executive Branch can find common ground with the state’s Legislative Branch. Berger said he agrees that agriculture is one of the issues upon which they can work together. He also said there will be a regulatory reform bill each year, as well as a farm bill. Bell’s comments echoed and emphasized the remarks of both the governor and senate president. Many other lawmakers and dignitaries attended the session to show their support for farmers and their rural communities. Troxler said farmland preservation, protecting water resources, marketing of commodities and sound policies that enable farmers to be successful are some of the continuing issues his agency is working on with the help of the state legislature. www.thepamliconews.com/files/122530244.pdf |
