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Feburary 2025

www.ncsweetpotatoes.com

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LETTER FROM MICHELLE Details on NCSC from Michelle Grainger

NCSC CALENDAR

Meetings, Events and MORE

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CAN EATING SWEETPOTATOES HELP YOUR SKIN

CAPITOL BRIEFS A recap of happenings in NC and Washington D.C.

Sarah Schlichter, NCSC Registered Dietitian of Record

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PROMOTIONS Articles by both Domestic and International PR Firms of NCSC

LAB NOTES Keep up on what’s happening with NCSC Research

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CONTENTS

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Sweetpotato Production Meetings

Join Us

February 25, 2025 5:30 pm - 08.00 pm Nash County Ag Center 1006 Eastern Ave. Nashville, NC 27856

Register Here

February 27, 2025 5:30 pm - 08.00 pm Johnston County Ag Center 2736 NC 210 HWY Smithfield, NC 27577

MeetingTopics:

Herbicide Updates Storage Concerns Insect Control Updates Fumigation/Soil Health

Register Here

700 E. Parrish Dr. Suite C Benson, NC 27504

NCSC STAFF

Executive Director Michelle Grainger

Finance & Operations Specialist Cindy Vanderhoof

Communications Specialist CoCo Daughtry

Intern Grayson Braswell

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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“We are continually advocating on the industry’s behalf!”

Happy National Sweetpotato Month! Your NC Sweetpotato Commission is proud of the work accomplished this past year on behalf of the industry. As a member of our SWEET industry, we want to ensure that whether you attended this year’s Annual Meeting of Membership or not, you have access to all the details you may find of benefit! For those who attended the Annual meeting, we promised access to presentations, in both video and presented slide decks, including Dr. Boyette’s hand out on, The Preventative Maintenance of Sweetpotato Curing and Storage Facilities . Every bit of these resources are available on YOUR NCSC Member Portal ! (Not sure how to log in or forgot your credentials… Not to worry, call the NCSC Office (919) 894-1067 and one of our staff will assist you with logging in!)

By the time you read this, I will have attended Fruit Logistica and represented the industry through a partnership with SUSTA within their pavilion! If you were able to attend our State meeting, you may have heard me mention the importance of completing our office’s web directory form. This form is important as it provides us with the ability to list your operation (no matter the size and/or offerings) for those around the nation and globe to utilize in contacting you directly when trying to source their sweetpotatoes. Additionally, we created a dedicated landing page just for Fruit Logistica participants, pointing them to our exporters who had agreed to be listed! While it isn’t something that we discuss often through social media and other forms of public

communication, we are continually advocating on yours and the industry’s behalf. This past year, I have been engaged in a number of activities pertaining to H-2A Labor matters. At the Annual meeting I discussed these activities in its own separate presentation and encourage you to look for that presentation deck/video within your portal for more details. Two of the initiatives I mentioned are truly just getting started and one of those I need your help to ensure that I may have the biggest impact in our efforts. Please take a look at the H2A Labor Wage survey ad on the next page and consider providing the Commission with your data.

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At the time of this publication, I am just shy of 20% of our acreage being accounted for across the years of 2020 – 2024. We need more data! This data is confidential and will only be presented in aggregate form, similar to the chart shown on the preivous page and within my presentation deck. If you have questions or concerns, I encourage you to reach out to our office and we’ll be happy difference and if nothing else, we can be loud with the facts!! MORE BIG things are already planned for 2025! While I was traveling out of country, our FullTilt representatives and our Communications Specialist, CoCo Daughtry hosted the Winner of last Fall’s Sweepstakes in Charlotte at a Special photoshoot that allowed the winners to participate behind the scenes as we photographed new images for recipes on our website and many social media accounts both here in the US as well as UK/Germany and France. This month, we will also be hosting the first of two sponsored online FREE Cooking Classes with our new friends over at HOMEMADE COOKING.COM and will be participating in the Sweetpotato Production meetings in both Nash and Johnston Counties. to walk you through our efforts. Together, I truly believe we can make a

We encourage you to visit our calendar page often so that you may be aware of other activities our office is involved

in – as we do our best to represent you and your operation.

March leads off with a lobbying visit to Washington DC where we will educate the newest members of the NC Congressional Delegation about all things SWEETPOTATO, providing them with what we call Sweetpotatoes 101 , in addition to a succinct list of our largest challenges and concerns! In our calendar, you’ll find that March is action packed with activities, so be sure to follow along our social media accounts, read your weekly Tater Talk emails (they come out on Tuesdays) and call our office if you have any questions. For now, I will take this moment to thank you and your family for all that you do to contribute to our incredible industry. Appreciating that the 2024 season provided more challenges than any of us ever hope to see again – let alone in the same year – I wish you a very SWEET 2025! EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michelle Grainger

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UPCOMING EVENTS

February National Sweetpotato Month

3-7 - Sweepstakes Winner Photo Shoot , Charlotte, NC 5-7 - Fruit Logistica , Berlin, Germany 11 - Board of Directors Meeting , NCSC HQ, Benson 6:00 PM 12 - Promotions Meeting, NCSC HQ, Benson 1:00 PM 14 - Valentine’s Day 25 - Sweetpotato Production Meeting - Nash County Extension 5:30 PM 27 - Sweetpotato Production Meeting - Johnston County Extension 5:30 PM

March

3-5 - DC Fly in Lobbying Visit , Washington D.C. 7 - Sweetpotato Wine Dinner , NCSU University Club 19 - Promotions Meeting, NCSC HQ, Benson 1:00 PM 27 -April 5- NCDA Japan Trade Mission

Board of Directors Meeting , NCSC HQ, Benson 6:00 PM 9 - Promotions Meeting, NCSC HQ, Benson 1:00 PM 15 - Tax Day 17 - Homemade Online Sweetpotato Class 20 - Easter Sunday 30 - Promotions Meeting, NCSC HQ, Benson 1:00 PM

April

11 - Mother’s Day 21 - Promotions Meeting, NCSC HQ, Benson 1:00 PM 26 - Memorial Day

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CAPITOL BRIEFS

The North Carolina General Assembly kicked off the 2025-2026 biennium on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.The proceedings on January 8th were mostly ceremonial to elect leadership and swear in the members of the state House and state Senate. Regular business will begin in the first weeks of February, with the Session legislature operates on a two-year cycle, with a long session in the first year and short session the next. 2025 is the long session year. A state budget will be introduced for the two-year cycle, in addition to thousands of other bills on all subjects. We expect a 2025 Farm Act to be discussed as it has become a tradition each year with Senator Brent Jackson and Representative Jimmy Dixon. We expect there to be a tremendous amount of time and money spent to continue to support recovery efforts in Western North Carolina to address the devastation of Hurricane Helene. After the November 2024 elections, the makeup in the General Assembly and our Executive Branch has changed in several ways. In the General Assembly, one of the most notable changes is the Republicans no longer have a veto proof supermajority in the House of Representatives. Republicans needed to keep 72 of the 120 seats to override a Governor’s veto if all members are present that day. Democrats were able to win some tight races in November resulting in 71 Republicans – one short of the supermajority. Despite this, we expect there to be a small group of House Democrats who are willing to engage with Republican leadership on some issues including the state budget. In the Senate, the number of Republicans remained the same at 30 members out of 50, which is a supermajority. taking off at a fast pace in late February or early March. The

By: John Cooper, Nathan Honaker & Brad Edwards

In the State Senate, leadership largely remained the same as last year with Senator Phil Berger remaining as the President Pro Tempore. Senate Democrats elected a new minority leader, Senator Sydney Batch from Wake County, who will replace long-time Democratic leader Dan Blue. In the House of Representatives, the leadership has changed completely with the departure of Speaker Tim Moore who was elected to Congress. The new Speaker of the North Carolina House is Destin Hall, the former Rules Chairman from Caldwell County. House Democrats re-elected Rep. Robert Reives to continue as Minority Leader. In the agriculture committees, the leadership remains essentially the same. Senator Brent Jackson continues to serve as the senior chairman in the Senate, assisted by Senator Lisa Barnes and Senator Norm Sanderson. Rep. Jimmy Dixon continue to serve as the senior chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Speaker Hall added two new chairmen to the House Agriculture committee in Rep. Karl Gillespie and Rep. Howard Penny, while keeping Rep. McNeely as a chairman.

In the Executive Branch, we have several new members of the Council of State. Our former Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein is now our new Governor. The Democrats continued their streak of winning the Attorney General race with former Congressman Jeff Jackson now serving in that position. Democrats successfully flipped two other seats on the Council of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Lieutenant Governor, while keeping the Secretary of State position. On the Republican side, voters re-elected Steve Troxler to a sixth term as Commissioner of Agriculture and re-elected Mike Causey as Insurance Commissioner. Republicans were also able to win three open seats for State Auditor, Labor Commissioner, and State Treasurer. The Council of State now has an even partisan split of 5-5, although Democrats control the two most powerful seats in the Governor and Attorney General. Republicans performed well in the Court of Appeals races, winning all three races to keep the balance of power on that court strongly in favor of Republicans.

While work for The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission was “ad hoc” during the work on the ‘cooperative issue’, NCSC was John’s first ever registered client as a lobbyist in 2010. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to see the Commission succeed. John was instrumental in securing a recurring international marketing allocation from the NC General Assembly, as well as the $5M G.A. grant to combat GRKN and, most recently, an additional recurring marketing allocation of $500k, annually. For his contribution to the NC Sweetpotato Industry, Commission and its growers, we were proud to present John Cooper the 2025 Distinguished Service Award.

However, they appear to have lost the race for North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice.On election night, the Republican challenger Judge Griffin was winning the race by over 10,000 votes. As the counting continued into the next week and provisional and absentee ballots were considered, that lead dwindled until eventually the incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs was winning by 734 votes. This is an extremely small number in a race where over 5.5 million votes were cast. This race is subject to legal challenges which have been filed by the Republican Candidate, Judge Jefferson Griffin, and the final result may not be known for many weeks. Judge Griffin has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Wake County which claims over 60,000 ballots were improper due to flaws with voters’ registration information and other issues. The media has been very critical of Judge Griffin’s lawsuit, but he is within his rights to file these protests and have them heard by the courts if he believes that illegal votes were counted. The balance of power on the court will

Democrats would help them set the stage for potentially taking back the court at a later date. If Judge Griffin were to win for the Republicans, it would expand their majority and make it harder for Democrats to take the court in future elections. Each year the board of directors has the privilege of selecting a recipient of the NC Sweetpotato Commission Distinguished Service Award . This award is to be presented to an individual (or individuals) who has rendered outstanding service to North Carolina’s sweetpotato industry. John Cooper has over 45 years of experience working as a corporate CEO and government agency administrator. John served in the administrations of three United States Presidents. He served as State Executive Director of the North Carolina Farm Service Agency from 1981 to 1992, under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In April 2001, John was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the State Director of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Rural Development for North Carolina.

not change regardless of the outcome, but a victory by the

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The new administration began with variety of Executive Orders on Day one and have continued to issue these directives reversing course and changing policy with the past administration actions. Several top priorities are on the agenda over the next several months by the Trump administration and the GOP controlled US House of Representatives and US Senate. FY25 Spending: Federal funding for FY25 fiscal year ends on March 14, 2025, after the previousCongress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) from December to March 14, 2025. Recently top four committee chairs from House and Senate Appropriations met to discuss topline spending, which will give guidelines for each body to consider for funding the government through September 30, 2025 or passing another Continuing Resolution. The main focus currently with Congress and Administration is focusing on the taxes, immigration and energy policy changes that President Trump wants enacted into law. In addition, the debt ceiling and disaster relief for the California wildfires will be part of any agreement likely within the next 45-60 days. Congressional Republicans will attempt to tackle the three legislative priorities of tax, immigration and energy in a “reconciliation” process that limits some measures to be included but allows passage with a simple majority vote, instead of the 60 vote threshold to precede to a legislation in the US Senate.

However, fiscal hawks in Congress prefer having this measure to reign in federal government spending. This issue could possibly be included in legislation with disaster relief for the California wildfires. Tariffs: President Trump announced on Day one, 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% tariff on China, effective early February. The proposed tariffs have cause concern from many in Congress on both sides. Once all the Secretaries are confirmed, there will be further discussion on the impact of these tariffs on rural America. Farm Bill: The Republican lead Congress has indicated they would like to have a Farm Bill by the September 30, 2025 deadline. Expect some further hearings prior to the US House and US Senate introducing a Farm Bill in the second quarter of this year. Trump Administration nominees for Cabinet

For the process to begin, each body will have to pass a budget resolution to be able to proceed to the underlying reconciliation process.This task will be very complicated with certain factions the GOP majority having different priorities of what should be included. For example, GOP members representing urban areas want the SALT (State, Area, Local Tax) provisions to be adjusted from the 2017 Tax Cuts Jobs Act (TCJT). This issue alone would cost more and could be a deal breaker if the small GOP members supporting this do not get an increase. Debt Ceiling: The Treasury is not expected to hit the debt ceiling until sometime early this summer.President Trump has made it clear he wants Congress to extend or remove the debt ceiling provisions so that future Congress will not have to have this issue on the table every two years.

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Rob Hill Tull Hill Farms President

Brent Leggett Leggett Farming Partnership

Thomas Joyner Nash Produce Secretary-Treasurer

Pepe Calderon Farm Pak

Richard Anderson Anderson Farms

Sarah Carraway Lancaster Farms

Rob Glover Rob Glover Farms

Kim LeQuire Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Annette Starling Millstream Farms

Scott Sullivan Sullivan Farms

Michael Wood J. Rowland Wood Farms

Lyn Vick Vick Family FarmsFarms

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CAN EATING SWEETPOTATOES HELP YOUR SKIN?

By Sarah Schlichter, MPH RDN Registered Dietitian for NCSC

Can Diet Really Help Your Skin? Yes, what you eat can definitely play a role in the health of your skin. Fortunately, sweetpotatoes offer many of these nutrition components packed into one delicious and affordable superfood! Therefore, eating more sweetpotatoes can give your skin a great boost in several different ways. Here are some of the nutrients that sweetpotatoes offer important for skin health. Vitamin A – Vitamin A plays an important role in regulating the production and differentiation of different cell types, including skin cells. Vitamin A can also help foster hydration of the skin, speed up healing and reduce wrinkles. One medium sweetpotato carries all of your daily allotment of Vitamin A, plus some. Vitamin C – Vitamin C helps to suppress some of the damage from UV light and protect your

As producers who are outside in the elements, Winter can be a tough time of year for your skin. Luckly for us, North Carolina produces a crop that can help with that. Your skin health may be something you don’t think about every day, but it is something within your control. Skin is the first line of defense for protecting our bodies against external stressors, including ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, toxins, and bacterial infections. According to skincancer.org , skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide. In fact, nearly 20% of Americans will develop skin cancer by age 70, with more than two people dying every hour from skin cancer in the U.S. Awareness of skin cancer is important, but taking appropriate measures to protect your skin is even more important!

cells from oxidative stress. Vitamin C also helps with wound healing and improving skin hydration. Copper and Zinc – Sweetpotatoes have small amounts of these micronutrients that help with the maturation of collagen and melatonin and protecting from photodamage, respectively. Vitamin E – The fat-soluble Vitamin E helps exhibit anti inflammatory roles in skin health, and helps prevent the breakdown of collagen, which is an important part of our skin strength and elasticity. Hydration – Staying hydrated is very important for skin health and integrity. Make fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, beans and lean proteins a major part of your meals, and make sure to incorporate adequate low calorie liquids, like water. We also have several refreshing sweetpotato recipes on the website to improve hydration.

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Other Skin Health Tips

Sweetpotato Yogurt Parfait 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

Consider one that has a sunscreen.

Aside from nutrition, there are some additional measures you should take to protect your skin health. Wear Sunscreen – Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least 30 when out in the sun, and apply every two hours or as directed on your sunscreen. Take Gentle Precautions – Avoiding extremes, like hot water, is helpful for your skin integrity. Limit bath times or exposure to hot water, as hot water can strip oils from your skin. Use gentle soaps and cleansers, rather than harsh, strong ones. If you suffer from dry

1 tbsp honey or maple syrup 1 cup cooked and mashed sweetpotatoes Fresh berries of your choice Granola or nuts for topping In a small bowl, mix the Greek yogurt with honey or maple syrup until well combined. 1. Layer the sweetpotato puree, yogurt mixture, and fresh berries in a glass or mason jar. 2. Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used. 3. Top with a sprinkle of granola or nuts for added crunch. 4. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving. 5.

Don’t Smoke – Smoking negatively impacts your skin by damaging collagen and narrowing tiny blood vessels in the outer layers of the skin, decreasing blood flow. This also depletes the skin of necessary oxygen and nutrients.

Instructions

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As the new year is underway, the domestic marketing activities are happening with key developments including:

Sweet North Carolina Sweetpotato Sweepstakes – This contest encouraged consumers to select their favorite sweetpotato recipe for a chance to be part of a photoshoot and become immersed in learning all about our state vegetable. The winner is from the NYC area and will be bringing a friend to accept her prize this month! By time time you read this we get to say our favorite month is finally here, National Sweetpotato Month! We have 7 influencers creating exciting recipes including Taco Stuffed

Sweetpotatoes, dog and human Sweetpotato Tartlets, Mexican Lasagna, Sweetpotato Sausage & Bowtie Pasta, and so much more. You’ll want to follow us on social media (@ncsweetpotatoes) to make sure you are the “sweet know” as these are rolled out! We are excited about two video segments that will take place during the month; including one with Author, Mom, & Content Creator, Mia Syn and one with Gisela Bouvier who has garnered a partnership with the Florida Beef Council to discuss the unique and versatile attributes of sweetpotatoes.

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Ever wondered how those Youtubers get their content? We have partnered with YouTube Kidfluencer – Farm With Zoe who is an 8th generation farmer who took over the family operations at 26 years old. She films content on modern farming, daily tasks and fun moments on the farm. Zoe has a following of 570,500 subscribers across all of her social media platforms. We think her ability to reach young families and kids is impressive and have partnered with her to bring North Carolina Sweetpotatoes to life on her channels. Expect to see her in North Carolina around April/May meeting with growers, researchers and key industry members as she brings sweetpotato education to life for her viewers. You may have heard we are working with Homemade.com – This program will allow users the opportunity to learn new recipes and cooking techniques with professional chefs. Several classes will be conducted online that will be interactive and encourage the at home cook. You too can participate by registering online. Visit the calendar section of ncsweetpotatoes.com and click on February 18, to find the link! If you miss this one, don’t worry there will be another opportunity in April.

Cooking Class omemade Online

Sweet things are happening in 2025 and we could not be more excited !!

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Retail Marketing

Consumer PR

Market Outreach Social Media & Influencer Collaboration Trade Advertising Food Service School Nutrition Recipe Devlopment Nutrtional Trade Shows & RD Collaboration

2025 PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Annette Starling Beth Taylor Charlotte Vick Stephanie Williams

Brenda Oglesby, Chair Pepe Calderon Rob Hill

Jordan Jackson Thomas Joyner Kim LeQuire Taylor Rhodes-Hill

Heather Lifsey, NCDA Advisor Jeff Thomas, NCDA Advisor

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A WORLD OF FLAVOR

We’re in the process of arranging an influencer cook-a long session that will include influencers to maximize awareness of NC sweetpotatoes in the UK market. We are keen to collaborate with our first TikTok-only influencer to tap into this platform’s audience. On the influencer front, we are also excited to be working with influencers in the French and German markets, while focusing mainly on France. We’re are thrilled about creating a motion video following the completion of the 2024 Harvest Tour to share more information about the Commission, its work, and related initiatives. We’re looking forward to Michelle recording the voiceover for this during her visit to the UK in February.

Additionally, we will attend Fruit Logistica from the 5th – 7th of February in Berlin, the world’s most important trade show for the fresh produce business. We’re proud to be exhibiting there on your behalf and look forward to connecting with trade visitors and meeting contacts - both old and new. Last but not least, our most exciting update is being featuring YOU prominently in Amazon Prime’s series ‘The Futurist’ , in an episode titled ‘The Food Revolution & Sustainability’ , hosted by Ian Khan, an author and media personality specializing in emerging technologies and future leadership. Michelle is featured, discussing how the Commission, in collaboration with researchers at NC State University, help enhance varietal breeding, farming practices, and sustainability.

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DID you know NCSC has a Committe directing Research on YOUR behalf?

Brent Leggett, Chairman Sarah Carraway

Danny Pierce Dewey Scott Scott Sullivan Lyn Vick Craig West Terrell Williams

David Godwin Clay Gardner Rob Hill Frank Howell Jim Jones

By now you all must know about Guava Root Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne enterolobii) and the devastating effects it can have on a sweetpotato crop. But did you know GRKN has a wide range of host crops and is just as damaging to soybean, cotton, tobacco, cucumber, pepper, watermelon, and peaches: all of which are grown in North Carolina. Currently, GRKN can only be determined by a DNA test to be distinguished from other root knot nematodes, we University to find solutions on how to not only work around but eradicate this pest! In 2022, the NC General Assembly awarded funding of $5 Million dollars to conduct research through NC State University. As part of this research, the NCSC has commissioned projects that have assisted with the renovation of the nematology lab on campus with much of this being completed this past month. Dr. Adrienne Gorny, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant Nematology, has been working towards a rapid test which will help determine the presence of GRKN. This test would enable more timely results, allowing producers like you, to make better planting/harvesting decisions in the moment without having to wait days or even weeks for answers. Additionally, work has begun with nematicides to test their effectiveness in control of continue to do extensive research with NC State

GRKN. Studies on the effects of crop rotation, and which crops seemingly work the best to help knock down the presence of GRKN, continue the work toward breeding a GRKN & SRKN resistance variety of sweetpotato that is high quality in marketability, with storage capability as well as yield. Not only hs the Commission funded GRKN projects, but we continue to look at weed and pest management, as well as reviewing the use of AI and robotics.

For more important information, we encourage you to attend one of the upcoming production meetings this month in either Nash or Johnston counties. Registration links can be found on the home page of ncsweetpotatoes.com or by scanning the QR Code on page 4! The NCSC Research Committee continues to monitor the projects at the University and is always open to new research and ideas for the betterment of our industry. Have an idea or thought? Reach out and let us know!

If you missed the Annual Meeting of Membership in

January, we encourage you to visit your Member Portal to view Dr. Gorny’s presentation for a deeper look into the details of these ongoing efforts.

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

3 STAR PRODUCE

ARCOLA HARDWOOD

www.3starproduce.com 252.230.4503 twebb@3starproduce.com

252.257.4484 arcolalumbercoinc@embargmail.com

ASPEN GLOBAL

B&B PRODUCE

www.aspenglobalenterprise.com 908.234.1205 info@aspenglobalenterprise.com

919.894.2527 stephanie@bandbproduce.com

BARFOOTS

CARDINAL FOODS

www.barfoots.com +44 (0)1243 261269 ketan.dave@barfoots.uk.com

www.cardinalfoodsllc.com 910.259.9407 wdomville@cardinalfoodsllc.com

FARM CREDIT OF NC

CAROLINA EASTERN

www.farmcreditofnc.com 336.486.5696 jbass@agcarolina.com

www.cropexcellence.com 919.894.2922 cebenson84@gmail.com

FIRST CITIZENS BANK

FARM PAK PRODUCTS

www.firstcitizens.com 919.716.4445 mark.bradley@firstcitizens.com

www.farmpak.com 252.885.6633 jose.calderon@farmpak.com

HILL TOP FARM SERVICE CENTER www.hilltopfarmservicecenter.com 919.894.4611 wendy@htfsc.com

INTERNATIONAL PAPER

www.internationalpaper.com+44 910.258.1522 john.brooks@ipaper.com

IPM COMPUTERS

JENNRESS FOODS

www.ipmcomputers.com 910.463.4299 greg@ipmcomputers.com

www.jenressfoods.com 704.431.2402 jen@jenressfoods.com

KHS TRANSPORATION

MCCALL FARMS INC.

www.khsts.com 252-281-5170 mark@khsts.com

www.mccallfarms.com 843.662.2223 jfrick@mccallfarms.com

NASH PRODUCE

MOODY DUNBAR

www.moodydunbar.com 910.892.3175 brett.godwin@moodydunbar.com

www.nashproduce.com 252.443.6011 thomasjoyner@nashproduce.com

NC PORTS AUTHORITY

NATURE’S WAY FARMS

www.ncports.com 910.746.6415 jake.berry@ncports.com

www.nwfarms.net 910.594.0096 mark@nwfarms.net

NORDANY

PIERCE SOIL & CROP CONSULTING

www.nordany.com 506.473.9492 kent@nordany.com

919.920.0238 dpierceriver@gmail.com

SAIL LOGISTICS

RABO AGRIFINANCE

www.raboag..com 229.516.0398 clark.hales@raboag.com

www.sail.li 252.243.7245 robert.zenzel@sail.li

SCOTT FARMS

SOUTHERN CONTAINER

www.scottfarms.com 919.284.4030 dewey@scpttfarms.com

www.socontainers.com 252.237.0539 cthompson@socontainers.com

STEELE PLANT COMPANY

STRICKLAND BROS.

www.stricklandbros.com 252.478.3058 terry@stricklandbros.com

www.sweetpotatoplant.com 731.648.5476 plants@sweetpotatocompany.com

TELEOS AG SOLUTIONS

TRIANGLE INSURANCE

www.triangleinsurance.com 919.496.2239 service@triangleinsurance.com

www.teleosag.com 619.592.0858 groberson@teleosagsolutions.com

TRIEST AG GROUP

TRINITY FROZEN FOODS

www.triestag.com 844.878.5178 customerservice@triestag.com

www.trinityfrozenfoods.com 855.543.7437 tripp@trinityfrozenfoods.com

VICK FAMILY FARMS

WADA FARMS

www.vickfamilyfarms.com 252.237.7313 charlotte@vickfamilyfarms.com

www.wadafarms.com 919.578.4020 norman@wadafarms.com

NC Sweetpotato Commission 700 E. Parrish Dr. Suite C Benson, NC 27504

919.894.1067 ncsweetpotatoes.com