Source: SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 5/7/21

 A farmer helping to plan future land use says this county's growth can be positive, but it has to be managed. Michelle Pace Davis' farm encapsulates the changes Johnston County has faced in recent years. Until a few years ago, her family grew tobacco and row crops on about 250 acres, all while renting out still more land. Now, she focuses on pick-your-own produce on about half as much land, along with some livestock for meat sales. Her farm is best known these days for its strawberry fields, where families come to pick all the berries they want.

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