Farmer – Dan Routh Photography

On the Baler

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Neighbor Kent Atkinson bales hay near Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Corn Planting Continues

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Travis Pugh and company are busy planting corn near Sophia, North Carolina.

Beating the Rain

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Neighbor Kent Atkinson works late to get his hay baled before the weekend rain. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Between Loads

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Michael Williams of Williams Dairy takes a break while packing silage in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

At the Gate

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Michael Williams of Williams Dairy. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Planting Tobacco 2023

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Tobacco planting is underway at the Canoy Farm near Ramseur, North Carolina.

In the Milk Barn

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Rick and Greg Williams of Williams Dairy (along with a couple of young milk maids). Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Planting Corn

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Soil prepared and seed going in the ground at Capps Family Farm, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Making Furrows

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At the threshers’ reunion. Denton, North Carolina.

Shearing 2023

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Saturday was the annual sheep shearing at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. World class blade shearer Kevin Ford was down to shear as he has for the last 20-30 years. The day was somewhat bittersweet as farmers Ann and Ron Fay are phasing out their sheep flock, so this may be the last time for the event, at least for a while.