Wild fact about North Carolina agriculture: farmers here have relied on tobacco as their cash crop for 400 years.
Not anymore! Today, most tobacco goes to China. And Trump's trade war gutted that export market.
More than ever, North Carolina's farmers need real alternatives.
NC has so much to offer- broad plains with a long warm season, the mountains with their cool summers and forests, and lots of water.
The only thing holding us back is lack of infrastructure.
Decades of underinvestment have left the state's farm sector dependent on a few large companies to buy, process, and distribute their crops.
We can do better! We shouldn't take rural poverty for granted. It's a choice.
That's why I'm running for NC's Commissioner of Agriculture.
I've spent my career helping farms & food companies build viable businesses, create real living-wage jobs, and protect the environment while they do it.
I'm here to build up rural areas. Not just build them over.
If that's got you excited, me too.
And end-of-year fundraising deadlines are upon us! A strong showing in the next two days helps me get out to farms and sets a strong foundation for the general election. Anything you can give helps!
