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Welcome |
Steve Troxler
Commissioner of Agriculture
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Pledge of Allegiance |
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Keynote Address:
Agricultural Economic and Policy Outlook
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Dr. Nick Piggott
Professor and Extension Specialist,
Agriculture and Resource Economics,
NC State University
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Presentation of the
"Exporter of the Year Award"
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Commissioner Troxler |
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NCDA&CS and Local Food from Field to Market |
Eddie Moore
Co-Owner, Moore Brothers Beef
Bill Graban
Prime Lumber
Courtney Tellefsen
The Produce Box
Sally Eason
CEO, Sunburst Trout Company
Dick McKellogg
VP, Lowe's Foods
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FFA Presentation |
Jason Davis
State FFA Coordinator
State FFA officers:
Emma Cannon, President; Morgan Barbour, Vice President; Taylor Craig, Vice President; Adam Byrd, Vice President; Zack Davis, Vice President; Ben Rice, Vice President
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State of Agriculture Address |
Commissioner Troxler |
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Invocation |
Zane Hedgecock
Agricultural Programs Administrator
NCDA&CS
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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