Source: THE MOUNTAINEER, 7/24/18

More than 100 area farmers and farm suppliers attended this year’s Field Day at the Mountain Research Station, one of more than a dozen test farms operated by the N.C. Department of Agriculture. This year’s education tracks included beef/forage production or crop production. Nearly 20 vendors were on had to explain the latest services and products on the market. Former station superintendent Kaleb Rathbone, who still lives in Haywood but was promoted to a new position overseeing all research stations in the state, was on hand in an official capacity to greet old friends. …

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