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Free Admission :  Lunch Provided :  Open to the Public  : Online Registration
The 18th Annual Ag Development Forum will feature Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler's annual State of Agriculture address, an economic outlook, and a discussion about the local food purchasing programs and their impact on small farmers and communities.

Join us at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, in the Gov. Holshouser Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Agenda:

9:30       Welcome – Commissioner Steve Troxler

Presentation of Colors – NC Forest Service

Pledge of Allegiance – NC 4-H State Council Officers and NC FFA State Officers

2023 Economic Outlook – Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University

Local Food Purchasing Programs in NC and Their Impact on Small Farmers and Communities – Moderator - Beth Farrell

  • Archie Hart, NCDA&CS
  • MIke Darrow, Feeding the Carolinas
  • Roland McReynolds, Carolina Farm Stewardship

State of Agriculture Address – Commissioner Steve Troxler with Dr. Sandy Stewart, Sandhills Community College

Special Guest – Secretary Mike Naig, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Exporter of the Year Award – Commissioner Steve Troxler

Outstanding Team Award – Commissioner Steve Troxler

NC Green Industry Council Announcement – Jonathan Richardson

Ag Leads – Laura Kilian, North Carolina Farm Bureau 

Our Ag Future – Ray Starling, North Carolina Chamber 

Water Management in North Carolina – Moderator – Keith Larick, North Carolina Farm Bureau 

  • Dr. Michael R. Burchell II - Professor and Extension Leader, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
  • Dr. Barbara Doll - Associate Extension Professor and Extension Specialist, NC Sea Grant & Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
  • Dr. Mohamed Youssef - Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
  • Dr. William (Bill) Hunt - William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University

12:30 pm - Lunch         

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