College of Business & NC State Partner to Transform Region’s Agribusiness

ECU and NC State are having a positive impact on Eastern North Carolina’s large, family-owned farmers.

ECU College of Business Instructor Sharon Justice (center) and Eastern North Carolina farmer Steven Archie Griffin (right) look at the tobacco seedlings grown on Pattie Mills’ (left) farm.

In partnership with NC State, faculty with the College’s professional services and research outreach arm kicked off the Executive Farm Management Program this past February.

Designed to help transform Eastern North Carolina’s agricultural industry, the program developed and delivered content to help large family-owned farmers strengthen their business management skills, meet the demands of the global market and gain a competitive advantage.

To find out more about this impactful collaboration, here’s the story.

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