Source: Abbey Slattery, WRAL, 1/25/21


Last year, agriculture-related industries contributed $1.109 trillion to the United States gross domestic product — and North Carolina played a significant role in helping reach that total. More than 46,000 farms cover 8.4 million acres of land across North Carolina, which is roughly the equivalent of 11 million football fields. Through these farms, agriculture has become the state's biggest economic driver, employing over 700,000 people. With such a significant impact, the industry has career pathways available in everything from communications to engineering.

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