The pest defoliates and destroys hundreds of species of plants and is particularly fond of oak trees. Farm Bureau understands the financial constraints under which the state is working, but the budget cuts proposed are a burden to farm and rural people. Farm income is dropping, commodity prices have sunk to new lows and rural unemployment is unacceptably high. No segment of the state population has pulled their collective belts in further than North Carolina s farm and rural population. It s no secret that 60 percent of the state budget is committed to education, Medicare and health and human services.
Agricultural funding takes a very small portion of total tax dollars.
Farm Bureau hopes that the Legislature can find ways to restore funding to the state Department of Agriculture, whose mission helps farm and rural people of North Carolina in many ways and contributes to making agriculture one of the state s most important economic engines. Send mail to the Webmaster with questions or comments about this web site. Inc. Farm Bureau , FB and NCFB are registered service marks owned by the American Farm Bureau Federation . All Rights Reserved.