Source: MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 12/9/19

In 2014, Carolina Farm Credit established the Corporate Mission Fund to provide grants to local, non-profit agriculture-related organizations and scholarships to NC college agriculture students. 2019 marks the fifth year the Association has awarded these grants. Nearly 150 grant applications were received for the program in 2019, and awards were granted in the fourth quarter. $146,000 was awarded to 25 local organizations and 12 college students.

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