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Obama names rural, farm officials

bniolet — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:33:40 -0400

President Barack Obama has named two men to lead efforts in rural North Carolina for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Aaron Martin will serve as North Carolina State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency at the USDA. There, he will help provide loans for equipment, seed and fertilizer, and work to get disaster relief to farmers, Barb Barrett reports. The Farm Service Agency also obtains commodities to help low-income families through food aid programs.

Stam hires Apex mayor as assistant

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:37:09 -0500

The mayor of Apex will soon advise his state representative.

Keith Weatherly will begin work Jan. 20 as administrative assistant to House Minority Leader Paul Stam, one of three representatives whose districts include Apex.

He had been working as the senior official to the Farm Service Agency in North Carolina for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, supervising 500 employees and an annual budget of $34 million. Because it is a presidential appointment, the job was ending soon, however.

Parade of Homes: Richard Moore

csmorris — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:20:02 -0500

Richard Moore began accumulating property across Granville and Vance counties in 1989.

Today, his 856.9 acre farm is worth approximately $707,132.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate's initial purchase was a 4.31 acre property that included a house from Angier and Mary Ellen Duke. Since then, he has made nine purchases from 12 neighbors to expand the size of his property.

Etheridge: Apply for drought aid

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:51:44 -0500

Farmers hurt by drought should apply for help, says U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge.

The Lillington Democrat, who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, said farmers who have suffered losses from the drought in 2007 should apply for crop disaster assistance, Barb Barrett reports.