2025 Executive Farm Management Class with Director Michael Best
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In February, 18 participants completed the 2025 Executive Farm Management Program. During the 10 days of programming, these individuals learned about strategic planning, financial management, family business succession, human resources, risk management and more practices they can take back to their agribusinesses and operations.
Read on to learn more about the newest alumni of the program.
Sarah Catherine "Cacky" Anderson Property Manager, Anderson Farms Tarboro, NC
Stuart Beam Owner/CEO, Beam Farms Rutherfordton, NC
Mikayla Berryhill Field Crops Agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension - Granville & Person Counties Oxford, NC
Margaret Butler General Manager of Operations, Sky Top Orchard Zirconia, NC
Joseph K. Capps Operations Manager, Worthington Farms Greenville, NC
Bethany Funkhouser Agribusiness Extension Agent, Clemson Extension Darlington, SC
Courtney Hamilton Griffin Director of Operational Support, Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable, Inc. Norman Park, GA
Austin Hamilton Director of Agriculture, Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable, Inc. Norman Park, GA
Presley Kirk Hamilton Purchasing and Facility Maintenance, Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable, Inc. Norman Park, GA
Jahnna Jonas Co-Owner, ARMAS HERD & HEN Co. Cary, NC
Stephen Kearney SVP - Manager of Business Banking, First Citizens Bank Snow Hill, NC
Della King Field Crops Agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension - Dublin County Kenansville, NC
Ashton Lewis Grower, Indian Neck Farms Hobbsville, NC
David Mansfield Agribusiness Extension Agent, Clemson Extension Orangeburg, SC
Linc Martin Business Banker - Agriculture, First Citizens Bank Marshville, NC
James Thomas Morgan Farm Worker/Manager, Cypress Glade Farms Corapeake, NC
Richard T. Morgan Equipment Operator, Cypress Glade Farms Corapeake, NC
Kevin Thompson Manager, Cypress Glade Farms Corapeake, NC