2019 County: Mitchell – WNC AgOptions

2019 Counties

February 22, 2019 by webadmin

2019

Sam E. Silver, Sink Hole Creek Farms

No-Till Seeder

Topics: Corn | Equipment & Supplies |

Linda Shell and Terry Moffitt, Tater Hill Farm

Tater Washer

Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Potatoes | Processing & Production |

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2023 Information Session Video

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2023 REGIONAL GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS

You are invited and encouraged to attend an informational meeting about the WNC AgOptions grant program for growers and producers in 2023. Representatives from the WNC AgOptions program will be present to discuss the program, go over the 2023 application... Read more →

2023 APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION: WORD PDF CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF UPCOMING GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS CAN’T JOIN US IN PERSON? Watch a video of our information session here. CLICK HERE FOR GRANT WRITING TIPS 2023 WNC... Read more →

2021 Recipient: Sweet Betsy Farm

Karen and Ed Speer, Sweet Betsy Farm Season Extension and Irrigation for Specialty Peppers and Vegetables Grant Award: $6,000 To address a lack of availability of plant starts and problems with irrigation, erosion and fungal diseases that have negatively impacted... Read more →

2020 Recipient: D & M Apiaries

Mitch and Darlene Myers, D & M Apiaries Russian Honey Bee Expansion Program Grant Award: $6,000 Mitch and Darlene have expanded their Russian honeybee apiary in order to increase production of bees, honey and queens. The goal is to have... Read more →

2020 Recipient: Lee’s One Fortune Farm

Chue and Tou Lee, Lee’s One Fortune Farm Rice Harvester Grant Award: $6,000 One of the only rice producers in western North Carolina, Chue Lee has been providing rice to Hmong communities in western NC for a number of years.... Read more →