Sixteen founding members of the North Carolina Agribusiness Council have remained active throughout the 38 years of its existence. Some organizations still have the name under which they became a founder in 1969, while other organizations have undergone name changes after being absorbed by other firms during the time frame.

Listed below are the active 16 founding members of the Council, using the name under which they are currently known:

• Duke Energy Progress
• Circle Grove Seeds
• Duke Energy
• Farm Credit
• Wells Fargo
• Goldsboro Milling
• House-Autry
• Mt. Olive Pickle
• NC Pork Council
• NC Touchstone Energy cooperatives
• Norfolk Southern
• Piedmont Natural Gas
• Pioneer
• RJ Reynolds
• Southern States
• A.D. Swindell Grain Company