Thursday, July 6, 2017 – First Furrow

Thursday, July 6, 2017 Farmers Support the 2017 Farm Act

By First Furrow Staff

Politics

Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the 2017 Farm Act, a bill that we’ve written about before and that NC Farm Bureau strongly supports.

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As a farmer plants a field, the first row—the first furrow—must be straight; it cannot waver or stray. This is because the first furrow is a guide for the rest of the field. When talking about agriculture policy, the first furrow has to be based on good, reliable information.

Since 1936, North Carolina Farm Bureau has advocated for farm and rural communities across our state. Today, we are the largest general agriculture organization in the state, representing more than 40,000 farmers and 500,000 member families. We are the Voice of Agriculture® in North Carolina.

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