Meeting Recap
Publication date: April 15, 2024
Freedmen Heirs Foundation (FHF) kicked off our 2024 farmer engagement and outreach meetings in Weldon, NC with Cargill as a guest presenter. This event aimed to provide producers with important information on resources and programs available at FHF as well as other opportunities nationally. The event also featured presentations by members of the Cargill team, highlighting the work of Cargill’s Black Farmer Equity Initiative as well as information on the many programs offered to producers. By visiting Cargillag.com, producers can locate information on locations, how to contact grain buyers, and explore sustainability programs, grain marketing contracts as well as market analytics. Additional information on market analytics can be found here.
Pictured from left to right: Sedrick Rowe, Jr., Patrice Lazard, Valencia Cooper (Cargill) , Seanicaa Edwards Herron, Laura Hatcher (Cargill), Julius Tillery, and Jacob Downing (Cargill)
If you are interested in learning more about the programs discussed during this meeting, please contact us at info@freedmenheirs.org.