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N.C. AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL TO MEET SEPT. 7

August 18, 2017

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Agribusiness

The North Carolina Agribusiness Council will meet 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Edward B. Fort Interdisciplinary Research Center, Room 410.

Erica Upton Peterson, CEO and executive vice president of the N.C. Agribusiness Council, is a member of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Advisory Board. The Advisory Board includes experts representing a spectrum of agricultural industries and organizations, government agencies, and financial and educational systems.

Formed in 1969, the N.C. Agribusiness Council seeks to advance agribusiness interests and programs, thereby increasing employment and expanding opportunity. Agribusiness contributes more than $84 billion to the state’s economy and employs 686,000 in North Carolina, according to the council’s website.

Would you like to learn more about N.C. A&T State University?

Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, N.C. A&T is the nation’s largest historically Black university and a premier 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution. Home to more than 14,000 students, A&T is nationally recognized as the top public HBCU in the country and the number one producer of Black graduates in engineering and agriculture. With over $2.4 billion in annual economic impact, the university combines rigorous academics, pioneering research, and a vibrant campus culture to prepare the next generation of global leaders. 

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