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For Growers & Industry

North Carolina Horticultural Council

Horticultural industries are a significant portion of the agricultural sector of the economy of North Carolina. The member associations of the NC Horticultural Council represent an annual farmgate or wholesale value of over $2 billion! The regional economic impact on employment, linked industries and household spending resulting from these industries can double and even triple these values.

Horticulture enterprises are facing issues that will impact all aspects of our industry. The political atmosphere in which we now operate requires that we keep our legislators well educated about our needs and the obstacles to our success. We must present a unified voice as we actively participate in the decision making process. We are a significant contributor to our state’s economic well-being and we, therefore, have a responsibility to sustain our industries. We must be at the table as proposed regulations, trade laws, and other issues are debated.

If you are a professional horticulturist, you need to join your commodity association and be an active member. Through your association’s support of the N.C. Horticultural Council you will have a voice in the future of your industry!

Horticulture Council officers

Horticulture Council by-laws

Commodity Groups

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

Carolinas Irrigation Association

  • Jim Garvey, President
  • Ron Gelvin, Executive Director
  • P.O. Box 309
  • Willow Spring, NC 27952
  • Phone: 919-557-5474
  • Fax: 919-557-5667
  • Email: rgelvin@embarqmail.com

Crop Protection Association of NC

  • Tom Hunt, Executive Director
  • 8504 Burnside Drive
  • Apex, NC 27539
  • Phone: 919-338-8024
  • Email: cpancxo@bellsouth.net

Eastern NC Christmas Tree Growers Association

  • Suzanne Southerland, President
    • Beautancus Christmas Tree Farm
    • PO Box 31
    • Seven Springs, NC 28578
    • Phone: 919-778-7060
    • Email: botankus@hotmail.com
  • Misty Gil, Secretary / Treasurer

Green Industry Council

NC 4-H Development Fund

  • Sharon Rowland, Executive Director

NC Agritourism Networking Association

  • Martha Glass, Executive Director
    • 1020 Mail Service Center
    • Raleigh, NC 27699-1020
    • Phone: 919-707-3120
    • Fax: 919-733-0999
    • Email: martha.glass@ncagr.gov

NC Agricultural Consultants

  • Bruce Niederhauser, President
    • Total Agronomic Services, Inc.
    • 706 River Rd
    • Washington, NC 27889
    • Phone:  252-974-1182
    • Fax:  252-974-1185
    • Mobile:  252-943-7386
    • Email: bwn@suddenlinkmail.com

NC Apple Growers Association

NC Beekeeper Association

  • Wade Lucas, Secretary
    • 3425 Trellis Court
    • Raleigh, NC 27616
    • Phone: 919-266-7395
    • Email: wlucas@nc.rr.com

NC Blueberry Council, Inc.

NC Certified Sweet Potato Seed Growers Association

  • Jim & Barbara Jones, Secretary & Treasurer
    • 7094 Honeysuckle Lane
    • Bailey, NC 27807
    • Phone: 252-230-2084
    • Fax: 252-235-0155
    • Email:jonesfarmsnc@aol.com

NC Christmas Tree Association

NC Commercial Blackberry and Raspberry Growers Association

NC Commercial Flower Growers Association, Inc.

  • Bonnie Holloman, Executive Director

NC Farm Bureau Federation

  • Peter Daniel, Asst. to the President

NC Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association

  • Cathy Price, Executive Director

NC Herb Association

  • Sarah Schober, President (sschober@abtech.edu)

NC Irrigation Society

  • William G. "Gus" Simmons, Jr., P.E.. President
    • Vice President, Director of Engineering
    • Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A.
    • 130 N. Front Street, Suite 202
    • Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
    • Phone: (910) 392-4462
  • Gary Grabow, Secretary / Treasurer
  • Kraig Westerbeek

NC Muscadine Grape Growers Association

NC Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc.

  • Ross Williams, Executive Director
    • 968 Trinity Road
    • Raleigh, NC 27607
    • Phone: 919-816-9119
    • Fax: 919-816-9118
    • Email: rwilliams@ncnla.com

NC Peach Growers Society, Inc.

NC Pecan Growers Association

  • Elbie Powers, President
  • Laurie Wood, Secretary
    • NCDA & CS
    • Southeast Marketing Center
    • PO Box 25
    • Ivanhoe, NC 28447
    • Phone: 910-532-4208
    • Email :laurie.wood@ncagr.gov

NC Pickle Producers Association

NC Potato Association, Inc.

  • Tommy Fleetwood, Executive Director

NC Sod Producers Association

  • David Bradley, President
  • Art Bruneau, Executive Director

NC State Grange

  • Jimmy Gentry, President
    • NC State Grange
    • 1734 Wilkesboro Hwy.
    • Statesville, NC 28625
    • Phone: 800-432-4857
    • Fax: 704-878-9400
    • Email: jwgentry@ncgrange.co

NC Strawberry Association

  • Debby Wechsler, Executive Secretary
    • 1138 Rock Rest Rd
    • Pittsboro, NC 27312
    • Phone: 919-542-4037
    • Fax: 866-511-6660
    • Email: info@ncstrawberry.com

NC SweetPotato Commission

NC Tomato Growers Association

  • Ellen Sprague, Executive Secretary

NC Vegetable Growers Association

  • Tracy Pope, President
    • Pope and Son
    • 494 Parker Memorial Road
    • Clinton, NC 28328
    • Phone: 910-564-5498
    • Cell: 910-590-6473
    • Email: popeandson@intrstar.net
  • Bonnie Holloman, Executive Director

NC Watermelon Association

  • Joe Jones, President
    • Seedway, Inc.
    • P.O. Box 9
    • Proctorville, NC 28375
    • Phone: 910-610-3306
    • Email: joe@joneshitch.com
  • Cathy Price, Co-Executive Director

NC Wine & Grape Growers Council

  • Justin Furr, Executive Director
    • 4324 Mail Service Center
    • Raleigh, NC 27699-4324
    • Phone: 919-715-WINE (9463)
    • Fax: 919-715-5001
    • Email: jfurr@nccommerce.com

NC Winegrower's Association

Plant Food Association of NC, Inc.

  • Graham Boyd, Executive Director
  • 5000 Larchmont Drive
  • Raleigh, NC 27612-2718
  • Phone: 919-614-0099
  • Fax: 919-781-0066
  • Email: grahamboyd@ncplantfood.org

Turfgrass Council of NC

  • Lee Campbell
    • 2501 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite 103
    • Morrisville, NC 27560
    • Phone: 919-459-2070
    • Fax: 919-459-2075
    • Email: leec@imiae.co

Adjunct Groups

NC Agricultural Foundation

  • Keith Oakley, President
    • North Carolina State University
    • Campus Box 7645
    • Raleigh, NC 27695
    • Phone: 919-515-2000
    • Fax: 919-515-5274
    • Email: Keith_oakley@ncsu.edu

NC Agriculture Teachers' Association

  • Roger Teeple, President
  • Teresa Murphy, Secretary/Treasurer
    • J.F. Webb High School
    • 3200 Webb School Road
    • Oxford, NC 27565
    • Phone: 919-693-0634
    • Email: murphyt@gcs.k12.nc.us

NC Crop Improvement Association

  • Clark Wooten, President
    • Tri-State Turf
    • PO Box 527 Newton Grove, NC 28366-0527
    • Phone: 910-567-2625 Fax: 910-567-2928
    • Email: tristate@intrstar.net
  • Rita Helms, Program Assistant, Secretary
    • NC Crop Improvement Association
    • 3709 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
    • Phone: 919-515-2851 or 919-513-0916
    • Fax: 919-515-7981
    • Email: rita_helms@ncsu.edu

NC FFA Foundation, Inc.

  • Jason Davis, State FFA Coordinator
    • 520 Bickhaven Drive
    • NCSU Box 7654
    • Raleigh, NC 27695-7654
    • Office Phone: (919) 515-4206
    • Fax: (919) 513-3201
    • E-Mail: jason_davis@ncsu.edu
  • Joshua Starling, Director of Development
    • North Carolina State University
    • Campus Box 7607
    • Raleigh, NC 27695-7607
    • Phone: 919-513-7068
    • Fax: 919-515-9060
    • Email: joshua_starling@ncsu.edu

NC Foundation Seed Producers

  • Daryl Bowman, Director
    • 3709 Hillsborough Street
    • Raleigh, NC 27607
    • Phone: 919-515-2851
    • Fax: 919-515-7981
    • Email: daryl_bowman@ncsu.edu

NC Growers Association, Inc.

  • C. Stan Eury, Jr., Executive Director

NC Natural Products Association

  • Annice Brown, Secretary
    • NC Natural Products Association c/o BioBusiness Center
    • 1463 Sand Hill Road
    • Suite 100
    • Chandler, NC 28715-8985
    • Email: abrown@email.wcu.edu         
  • Jeanine Davis

NC Seedsmens' Association

  • Berry Lewis, President
  • Dianne Coats, Secretary / Treasurer