Regional Ag News

RALEIGH, NC – The Farm Credit Associations of NC announce the AgYouth Leadership Program to honor students who excel in the classroom and community as leaders in their FFA chapters and 4-H clubs. The AgYouth Leadership Program is open to any junior or senior student in good standing with his/her...

STATESVILLE, NC – The Farm Credit Associations of NC are pleased to once again partner with the Tobacco Farm Life Museum for their upcoming 2021 programming. The Tobacco Farm Life Museum will hold the 16th annual Breakfast with the Commissioner benefit with Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler...

Farming has plenty of stresses, and while finances will probably always be part of those stresses, they can be simplified. For the final part in our Farm, Family, and Finances series, we caught up with Keith Raynor who is a CPA and was a panelist at a prior Women in Ag event to learn what tips he...

Every day since mid-May, a large cadre of folks across the state have been working together to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, and dairy products to those in need. It is part of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program that was put in place as part of the Families First Coronavirus...

STATESVILLE, NC – The Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina recently made a donation of $40,000 to the NC Baptists on Mission as a part of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. This donation was used to support the purchase of a refrigerated food truck . The food truck will be filled...

What do cows, goats, and alpacas have in common? They all have multiple compartments or rooms to their stomach! Humans only have one room to their stomach, which is called monogastric. Although cows, goats and alpacas are similar in that they all have multiple rooms to their stomach, alpacas are...