National Black Growers Council
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BLACK ROW CROP FARMERS. We are multigenerational producers who advocate for the best interests of Black farmers locally, statewide, and nationally. We promote agriculture in the United States and abroad. Our Board of Directors consists of 12 farmers who operate farms in 11 southern states from Virginia to Texas. Collectively, our Board farms nearly 60,000 acres of row crops.
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