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Ortiz Cattle & Co. Covered Working & Feed Cattle Barn Grant Award: $10,000 Amy and her husband Ignacio raise Holstein steers for beef, selling them to stockyards and individual buyers once they reach 600 pounds. To increase the safety and … View >>
Sisk Family Farm Cattle Handling Improvements Grant Award: $10,000 The Sisk family farm is nearly 200 years old. After previously operating as a dairy, the farm now produces beef cattle and vegetables. They sell cattle at auctions and also direct-to-consumer beef, … View >>
Scism Farm Cattle Diversification Grant Award: $10,000 Scism Farm has been a large-scale producer of commodity crops such as soybeans, corn, and wheat since the late 1980s. They have also produced 360,000 turkeys per year since then. With the help of … View >>
Danny Hyatt Farms Cattle Working Squeeze Chute Grant Award: $10,000 As a member of the Mountain Cattle Alliance (MCA), Danny sells preconditioned calves through the WNC Regional Livestock Center. Preconditioning produces healthier, more consistent calves in size and weight, enabling them … View >>
Dennis Francis Farm Walk-in Freezer to Increase Sales of Home-Grown Beef from Farm to Table Grant Award: $10,000 Dennis has been raising beef cattle on his farm for 40 years. Since beef cattle are subject to commodity pricing and fluctuation, Dennis … View >>
Shelton Laurel Farm Hay Storage/Multi-Purpose Structure Grant Award: $10,000 Michael and his family transitioned out of tobacco farming by building their herd of beef cattle. They currently raise 30-40 cow-calf pairs on 70 acres and sell unneeded hay from 28 acres. … View >>
Edwards Family Farms NC Cold Storage Expansion Grant Award: $10,000 Edwards Family Farms started in 2019 and has grown to an annual production of over 800 meat chickens, 10-20 hogs, five beef cattle, and eggs from over 50 laying hens. They … View >>
Heifer Holler Cattle Handling Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 Wayne raises beef cattle and sells beef to his local community. This year, Wayne will install a fenced cattle-working area to increase efficiency and improve safety for him and his cattle. Wayne has … 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Carroll Bartlett, Bartlett Farms Fence Line Feeding System Grant Award: $8,000 Bartlett Farms’ grant is to install a fence line feeding system to streamline feeding on their combined 105-acre beef and commercial hay farm, which will improve feed and … View >>
Kevin Dukett and Jessica McMaham, Duckett Farms Berries and Beef Grant Award: $8,000 As Kevin and Jessica work on farm transition to a new generation, they seek to grow perennial crops that will diversify their beef cattle business and … View >>
Neal Grogan, Grogan Livestock Multipurpose Shed for Beef Cattle Operation Grant Award: $8,000 Neal has added a much-needed multipurpose shed to his farming operation. A large 12′ x 24′ free standing gable roof shed was constructed adjacent to Neal’s … View >>
Brian Parker, South Mountain Limousin Cattle Co./Homestead Poultry Farm Cattle Grazing, Handling, and Erosion Project Grant Award: $8,000 After Brian’s family farm ended their 47 years of contract broiler business, he decided to expand his beef cattle operation. Brian has … View >>