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2004 Topic: Crop

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				2004 Farms Transitioning into New Crops
				2004 Farms Transitioning into New Crops

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	Corn Mazes

Avery, Waightstill	:	Growing a corn maze	More >>
Mackey, Taylor	:	Create a covered area for public at Blue Ridge Corn Maze	More >>

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	Bees & Honey

Parham, James W.	:	Expand production of honey and increase marketing	More >>

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	Boxwoods

Hooper, Jacqueline Rector, Charlene	:	Install irrigation system, root boxwood plants	More >>
Miller, Donald	:	Start growing 2 acres of boxwoods	More >>
Sparks, Ronnie	:	Start production of American boxwoods - purchase liners	More >>
Woodby, Donald Conley, Charles	:	Build greenhouse for boxwoods, hollies and other bushes	More >>

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	Chickens & Eggs

Hines, Bob Sawyer, Kendy	:	Prepare pens for Dominique chicken production	More >>
Queens Produce & Berry Farms	:	Build facility for raising and selling eggs	More >>
Uffleman, Wayne	:	Purchase two bulk bins for feed storage for chickens	More >>

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	Fruit & Vegetables

Banks, Terry	:	Plant Blueberry field	More >>
Darnell, Nathaniel	:	Marketing assistance for production of mountain sweet onions	More >>
Dillingham, Marvin	:	Vineyard expansion	More >>
Pierce, Robert	:	Raised beds and irrigation for fruit and vegetables	More >>
Owens, Anthony	:	Grow new apple varieties with potential to resist disease	More >>
Ploeger, Glenda	:	Replace asparagus crowns - expand garden	More >>
Jenkins, John	:	Build greenhouse for organic vegetable production	More >>
Rice, Candice A.	:	Expand shitake mushroom production - purchase equipment	More >>
Roberts, Elbert Lee	:	Start organic vegetable operation	More >>
Smart, Donald	:	Start 1 acre of peppers	More >>

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	Flowers & Herbs

Hensley, Jason	:	Grow native ornamentals	More >>
Lyda, Russell	:	Start growing fresh cut flowers	More >>
Sorrells, Josh	:	Expand into perennials and purchase trays and fertilizers	More >>
Whitehead, Beverly	:	Expand medicinal herb and ramp production - buy small tiller	More >>
Wilson, Karen	:	Create raised beds for production of herbs and flowers	More >>
Wright, Susan Cochran, Brent	:	Create fresh cut country flowers business	More >>

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	Goats & Cattle

Patterson, Carl	:	Field renovation and fence installation for goat farm	More >>
Hensley, Jason	:	Purchase a bull for cattle farm	More >>

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	Tomatoes

Bryant, Billy	:	Create a more efficient system for packing tomatoes	More >>
Mull, Doyle	:	Grow organic tomatoes, herbs and ornamentals in a greenhouse	More >>
Reece, Richard	:	Grow Heirloom tomatoes	More >>
Smart, Donald	:	Start 2 acres of organic tomatoes	More >>

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	Tree Farms

Bryan, Jim	:	Expand parking lot area for Christmas tree operation	More >>
Deal, Joseph C.	:	Start a Frasier fir and Christmas tree operation	More >>
Jarrett, Dickie	:	Grow Frasier fir seedlings	More >>
Payne, Frank (Jr.)	:	Build a display for choose and cut Christmas tree operation	More >>

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	Trout Farms

Dension, Alex & Nicole	:	Ground preparation for farm tours	More >>
Buchanan, Harold	:	Create trout farm production	More >>
Jenkins, Harold	:	Create trout farm production	More >>
Rhea, Matthew	:	Create marketing for trout farm - buy equipment for smoked trout	More >>
Wilson, Steven Kenneth	:	Renovate and market a dormant trout farm	More >>

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	U-Pick Farms

Hurtubise, Karen Clarke, John	:	Enlarge and diversify raspberry you-pick farm	More >>
Fox, Rhonda	:	Update greenhouse and create a u-pick blueberry farm	More >>