Chris Bickers
March 17, 2009
4 Min Read
You wouldn’t call it over-confidence, but the mood among farmers and agriculturists at the recent Southern Farm Show in Raleigh, N.C., was definitely more optimistic than a year ago.
AN IMPOSING auger with a 10-inch incline hopper and an equally impressive grain batch dryer attracted attention at the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh, N.C.
“Agriculture is in the best shape of any industry in this state,” said Steve Troxler, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, at a meeting of tobacco farmers at the show. “We are not making the money we would like to make, but we are grateful we are where we are.”
That sentiment translated into an interest in the tools needed to produce a bigger crop more efficiently.