Social hour at 5:30. Meeting at 6:30pm.

Speaker: Beth Pugh Farrell!

A most interesting speaker and one who has a dynamic personality, Ms Farrell has worked for the NC State Dept. of Agriculture since 2010. In 2022 she ran for and won a position as Wake Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor. Growing up and seeing her grandparents work their dairy and tobacco farms, she became passionate with and came to appreciate agriculture and all that affects it including soil and water issues.

Within the Dept. of Agriculture, she has worked on a broad range of activities to strengthen and enhance agriculture in the state that directly impacts farmers and agribusiness. In addition, she works with NC farmers and industry in numerous areas including public relations, international and domestic marketing, and special projects. But a true farm girl at heart, Ms Farrell is often seen in her blue jeans and driving her pickup truck. As time allows, she works with her husband on their own agriculture business, Pack House Farm, a pick-your-own blueberry and heirloom blackberry farm in Apex, NC near Jordan Lake.