Moving from Nebraska to North Carolina, Best Location for Agriculture Business (Charlotte: subdivisions, living)
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My husband and I are wanting to make the move from Western Nebraska to North Carolina. Between the harsh weather that we have here year round and the quality of living, we are just wanting to make a big move and we've fallen in love with North Carolina. We didn't want to lose being so close to the mountains and we'd love being close the the ocean as well so it just seemed like the perfect fit.
My husband currently works in the ag business and LOVES his job. He currently is a site foreman for a grain elevator and take great pride in the knowledge and hard work he's put in. We realize that it will be a different environment for crops there but we are wanting some information on what part of the state would be the best fit for him. From the research I've done, it looks like maybe south east of Raleigh but I just don't know where to start with this move.
Look at the Mount Olive area where pickled cucumbers are a big business. Clinton raises turkeys, so some farmers must raise feed for them. Richlands raises sorghum, soybeans and sweet potatoes. Newton Grove has a milling plant that makes breading mixes. Cotton is grown in the NE coastal counties like Bertie. Tobacco is also raised in counties inland from the coast, and there are big harvesters for it. Duplin County grows wine grapes and blueberries. I am not sure if much wheat is raised here, but I think the husband could find work somewhere.
My husband currently works in the ag business and LOVES his job. He currently is a site foreman for a grain elevator and take great pride in the knowledge and hard work he's put in. We realize that it will be a different environment for crops there but we are wanting some information on what part of the state would be the best fit for him. From the research I've done, it looks like maybe south east of Raleigh but I just don't know where to start with this move.
We don’t grow much grain like you do in Nebraska and most of our farms are small family farms. I don”t know that he will be able to find the same kind of job here. We are a leader in sweet potatoes, hogs, Christmas Trees, tobacco. Lots of chickens here too. Not that much wheat. Some corn. Some peanuts.
NC is one of the fastest growing states in the country so a lot of our small family farms are being bought out and turned into subdivisions. But there is also a lot of interest in locally grown food.
If he is willing to pivot in his job he might find something new here. Or maybe he can get on with one of the grain elevators here. There are ag jobs but I think it is a different breed of ag compared to Nebraska.
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My husband and I are wanting to make the move from Western Nebraska to North Carolina. Between the harsh weather that we have here year round and the quality of living, we are just wanting to make a big move and we've fallen in love with North Carolina. We didn't want to lose being so close to the mountains and we'd love being close the the ocean as well so it just seemed like the perfect fit.
My husband currently works in the ag business and LOVES his job. He currently is a site foreman for a grain elevator and take great pride in the knowledge and hard work he's put in. We realize that it will be a different environment for crops there but we are wanting some information on what part of the state would be the best fit for him. From the research I've done, it looks like maybe south east of Raleigh but I just don't know where to start with this move.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
You might want to check the counties west of Charlotte and Winston Salem and east of Boone and Asheville. A lot of farms have switched from cotton to grapes. There are also farms where they specialize in cows but they are usually sold as grass-fed beef. Also sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Apples and blueberries are in the mountains and, to a degree in the area that I mentioned.
Your husband might want to check into the viability of the ag chemical business.
Eastern NC ("east of 95") used to be almost nothing but farms. So that area is where I think of when i think of Ag. I own some farmland in Wilson county and it's definitely a big business there. Maybe fly in to Greenville and drive a few counties around?
Everyone has provided good suggestions so far. Mine is a handy guide I found as this thread raised my own curiosity. There are quite a few maps and a lot of data on different farming products and where in the state they are located to help you narrow down the areas you may want to focus on, some of which have been suggested by other posters.
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