Partnerships

Our partnering Organizations, Agencies and Our Association.

Our membership with the North Carolina Cattleman's Association plays a very important role in our cattle operation providing us with the necessary tools and industry trends to make good management and marketing decisions.

We value our partnership and the services provided by USDA - NRCS . We have received technical assistance in the development of a Conservation Management Plan, Grazing Management Plan, various cost share programs as well as other program services.

The North Carolina ADFP Trust Fund has had a tremendous positive impact on our goal to preserve this farm and pass it on to the next generation. We received funding for a Conservation Easement through the NC ADFP trust fund to ensure our farm will continue to operate as such.

Being a member of this new organization know as the NC Industrial Hemp Association gave us an opportunity and insight into this new industry, as well as paving the way for our participation in the NC Ind. Hemp Pilot Program. We have received our License to grow Industrial Hemp and will be participating in the 2017 North Carolina Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. Industrial Hemp is being planted again in North Carolina since the 1950's and has great potential to be Mega crop.

Our partnership with the NC Forest Service has been a valuable asset to our forest management goals by providing technical assistance and developing comprehensive management plans for our timber resources.

We are now members of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), a program of the American Forest Foundation. Our ATFS certification means that our woodlands meets strict international, third party audited standards of sustainable forest management.

Being a member of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association provides our farm with the resources and technical assistance for sustainable farming practices, organic farming and marketing.

The focus of the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Project is to demonstrate that through the use of sustainable forest management with the support of governmental and private natural resource agencies and organizations and the regional timber industry , African American landowners are able to retain theirs lands, generate income, and maintain healthy and productive forests for generations to come. The projects Legal Assistance Reimbursement Program was very instrumental in assisting with succession planning including Wills, Trust, POA's, Health Care POA's and Living Wills. and Forest Management plans.

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