Highlighting county news and events from North Carolina Farm Bureau members throughout the state.
WAKE COUNTY Farm Bureau member John Burt, of Fuquay-Varina, was chosen as the Wake County Young Farmer of the Year. The county Board of Directors supported the Wake County Agribusiness Council by attending the 2012 Annual Southern Farm Show Kickoff Breakfast on Feb. 1.
WAKE COUNTY Farm Bureau Women’s Committee donated $500 to five local food banks during Food Check-Out Week. Committee Chair Shirley Burt (left) and Monnie Jenks (third from left) presented $100 to volunteers at Western Wake Crisis Center on Feb. 16.
WAKE COUNTY Farm Bureau Board Members attended Breakfast with The Commissioner Feb. 3 at the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly. NCFB President Larry Wooten was honored at the event. Pictured, clockwise from right, are Oscar Stephenson, Richard Jenks, Jay Adcock, Billy Upchurch and William Upchurch.
