2019 County: Macon – WNC AgOptions

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February 22, 2019 by webadmin

2019

Nancy Bateman, Bateman Girls’ Cattle Farm

Heifer Replacement Program

Topics: Cattle & Beef | Equipment & Supplies | Fencing | Solar |

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2023 Grant Cycle CLOSED

The 2023 WNC AgOptions grant cycle is closed Please check back in March for the list of the 2023 grantees The 2024 cycle will launch in late summer 2023. Please email us HERE to be notified! Read more →

2022 GRANTEES ANNOUNCED!

Recipients of 2022 farm grants reflect the strength of the agricultural system in western North Carolina by growing their farm businesses and demonstrating innovative agricultural projects Forty-one farm businesses in western North Carolina were awarded a total of $320,000 in... Read more →

2022 Grant Cycle Closed

The 2022 WNC AgOptions grant cycle is closed. Please check back in March for the list of the 2022 grantees! The 2023 cycle will launch in the late summer. Please email us HERE to be notified! Read more →

2022 Recipient: Bob Shipley, Shipley Farms, LLC

Bob Shipley, Shipley Farms, LLC Shipley Farm Livestock Handling Barn Grant Award: $8,000 Shipley Farms produces pasture-raised beef and direct sells to consumers, restaurants and food service companies. His 1860’s era barn is inadequate to handle the volume of cattle... Read more →

2020 Recipient: High Country Fungi

Avery Hughes, High Country Fungi Upgrades to Production Facility Grant Award: $3,000 To increase consistency of his product and expand production to meet demand of culinary and medicinal mushrooms, High Country Fungi made improvements to their current growing facility. They... Read more →

2021 Recipient: McNeilly Enterprises

Julia Austin, McNeilly Enterprises Enhancing Capacity with Multi-purpose Facility Grant Award: $6,000 The owners of McNeilly Enterprises are constructing a 20-foot by 25-foot multipurpose building. They have purchased a commercial honey extractor and other equipment and supplies to facilitate processing... Read more →