Source:  PRESS RELEASE, 12/7/15

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is accepting applications for the Innovative Young Farmer of the Year award.  The award, sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina, will reward the innovative thinking of young farmers in North Carolina.  

Applications for the award should be returned to the Tobacco Farm Life Museum by January 6, 2016.  Applicants must be between the age of 18 and 40 and actively promoting and advancing agriculture in North Carolina.  Click here for an application.

The award will be presented to the winner at the museum’s annual, “Breakfast with the Commissioner,” event at the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh.  This year’s event is scheduled for February 5, 2016 at 8:00 AM in the Holshouser Building on the NC State Fairgrounds. 

“AgCarolina is proud to play a part in recognizing the leaders of today and tomorrow in agriculture,” said Dave Corum, CEO of AgCarolina Farm Credit.  “Each day a new challenge is presented, and it is vital to identify and further innovative approaches to meet those challenges.” 

AgCarolina Farm Credit is a farmer owned financial cooperative with headquarters in Raleigh.  They are the leading provider of credit to farmers in central and eastern North Carolina.  AgCarolina Farm Credit has over $1.4 billion in loans and commitments outstanding to nearly 3,000 North Carolina farmers.  Loans are made to finance land, homes, farm buildings, operating expenses, livestock and equipment, as well as other purposes.  Credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services, and leasing are also available through AgCarolina Farm Credit.