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TK Family Farm LLC Orchard Harvest/Work Platform Grant Award: $10,000 TK Family Farm operates a 3.5-acre high-density orchard (expanding to 5 acres) within a 15-acre diversified farm in Polk County. With support from three prior AgOptions grants, the farm established its … View >>
The Henderstead Mobile Sheep Handling System Grant Award: $10,000 The Henderstead is a first-generation, veteran-owned family farm in Rutherford County raising pasture-based sheep and hogs. After transitioning to full-time farming in 2023, the farm has quickly expanded to 39 acres … View >>
Hidden Hollow Hemp and Veggie Farm Enhanced Farm Resilience and Sustainability Grant Award: $10,000 Hidden Hollow Hemp & Vegetable Farm is a 25-acre regenerative operation in Bryson City focused on soil health, biodiversity, and climate-resilient vegetable and hemp production. After multiple … View >>
Bee. honey + hive LLC Enhancing Capacity and Food Safety with Climate Control Grant Award: $10,000 Bee. honey + hive has installed an energy-efficient mini-split system in its 900 sq ft honey house to address a major production bottleneck caused … View >>
Ellis Cattle Company Improving Genetics Grant Award: $10,000 Ellis Cattle Company began in 2004 with five cows and has grown into a 130-pair beef operation supported by more than 500 leased acres and a growing direct-to-consumer beef business. As the farm … View >>
Scotts Farm Multi-Use Facility Grant Award: $10,000 Scotts Farm has been rooted in Vilas for generations and now operates a 70-cow beef herd after transitioning away from dairy and tobacco. The family has outgrown their current patchwork of rented hay storage … View >>
Sunshine Cove Farm Wash and Pack Facility Grant Award: $10,000 Sunshine Cove Farm will build a dedicated wash-and-pack facility to replace the small makeshift area currently used inside a greenhouse. Microgreens must be harvested during narrow early-morning and evening windows, and … View >>
Edwards Farms Cornmeal/Grits Processing Facility Grant Award: $10,000 This project will build a dedicated 24′ x 20′ post-harvest facility to handle drying, storage, grinding, packaging, and distribution of the farm’s Jimmy Red corn products. The new structure will replace the current … View >>
River Raine Cattle Cattle Working/Management Project Grant Award: $10,000 River Rain Cattle proposes to install a permanent working facility that includes a squeeze chute with headgate, palpation cage, livestock scale, concrete pad, improved ground cover, and a covered working area. Reconfigured … View >>
Shady Lane Farm Farm Improvement through Upgraded Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 David Duncan has operated his family’s apple orchard in Yancey County his entire life, supplying a loyal customer base that returns year after year. As the only commercial orchard in … View >>
Soil Shine Farm & Ferments Elderberry Processing Kitchen Grant Award: $10,000 This project will help the farm build an on-farm kitchen and install a walk-in cooler to process its growing elderberry crop into shelf-stable value-added products and to continue its … View >>
Sun Seeker Farm Strengthening Farm Viability and Profitability Through Season Extension Grant Award: $10,000 Sun Seeker Farm will use its AgOptions grant to install a gothic-style high tunnel with roll-up sides to extend the growing season, improve flower quality, and … View >>
Sweet Branch Farm & Forest Wash and Pack Facility & Harvest Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 This project will add a dedicated wash-and-pack facility and a mechanized harvester to expand vegetable and flower production and improve postharvest efficiency. The 8′ x 20′ … View >>
Wyatt Town River Oak Farms Mobile Beef Cattle Handling Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 This project will fund a mobile cattle working facility equipped with a headgate, palpation cage, livestock scale, and portable corral system. Managing a herd of 37 cows across … View >>
In January 2026 the WNC Agricultural Options program awarded 44 farm businesses a total of $440,000 in grants to assist in farm diversification and expansion. Each of the farm businesses received $10,000. The N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is the … View >>
– D and J Trees: Soil Amendments to Reduce the Effects of Phytophthora Root Rot on Fraser Firs … View >>