Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/16/11

Archie Hart, Knightdale resident and administrator in the state Department Agriculture, has a hand in setting federal agriculture policy, too. As vice chairman of the federal Minority Farmer Advisory Committee that's reporting to U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack, Hart is helping shape recommendations on ways the department can promote participation of minority farmers and ranchers in federal agriculture programs.

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