A Full Service Farm Bureau
The president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau stepped into Kevin's office to talk about farming today and show him what it means to be a full service farm bureau.
00:00 Scream act Field Report here. Today. We're planting corn in the Yadkin River Valley and North Carolina. We got Mr. Shawn 00:06 Harding president, North Carolina Farm Bureau here riding with me today. He's getting out seeing 00:13 his concerns we have the issues that we Face from environmental to Legal houses. All right. 00:21 Yeah houses everywhere and he's he's used to be in down east on that good beautiful black land and he's down here and some reality now. 00:32 But I love these River bottoms a beautiful. Yes, sir. But Mr. Shawn, I know we've talked about a lot of different things. What's what's on the horizons 00:41 that you know, we as Growers across the US. We need to take advantage of our farm. Bureaus is more the biggest voices in our vulture. What's your 00:51 what's something we need to take away getting it right in the presence horses mouth out here, you know, we all love what we're doing here planting in a river bottom as Farmers. 01:01 I loved it when I planted. Yeah. It was a good time Harvest Time always exciting time. It's not a whole lot of fun sometimes to sit 01:10 in a meeting and try to explain to people what we do and how we feed them, but it's essential anymore. I don't 01:17 know. I don't say 2% anymore feeding the rest of them. I say one percent. 01:21 not many farmers left Kevin we got to tell our story and I think Farm Bureau is a voice that can do that. Yeah. I mean, 01:29 I've been guys on a young farmer Rancher As young farmer, I got to network and meet some real good. Beer people then I become a County 01:39 Board got involved there been on the state board and feel crops community and trying to get regulations anything from you 01:48 know, Prevent Wildlife damage in the fields to trying to protect our streams and Waterway with a Lotus that we just dealt with that still going 01:58 on. Yeah, and so as a young girl out there, you know or a beginning grower. I strongly encourage you to number one 02:08 joint extreme Ag and let us help you if we can but more more importantly be that voice get involved with your Farm Bureau. It's a 02:17 lot of people think it's all Insurance. That's as far from the true insurance is a side business agriculture is number one Focus. 02:25 Mr. Shawn, I really appreciate you taking the time to come out here in the office all the time. So you're doing 02:31 me a favor today Kevin. I appreciate you. Let me be in your office. Well, I really appreciate it and I appreciate all you guys do so we can stay out here in 02:40 this field and I don't have to be in that office where you all it's way it works and and we're glad to do it appreciate what 02:46 you're doing, right? Yes, sir. Thank you so much. Y'all stay safe. 02:51 We'll see you next time. Yep. Let him do it. All right ain't used to that. Yeah. 03:18 Well, I mean use form and full time five years ago. Yeah.
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East Bend, NC