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North Carolina State Programs

State Executive Director

Bob Etheridge

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State Office Address

4407 Bland Rd
Suite 175
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 875-4800

North Carolina Office of the Director

  • Bobby Etheridge, State Executive Director
  • Administrative Officer, Tracie Jones
  • Paula Nicholls, Farm Loan Chief
  • Melissa Smith, Farm Programs Chief
  • James Davis, Price Support Program Chief
  • Linda Gerron, Public Affairs/Outreach Coordinator

The North Carolina Farm Service Agency (FSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that serves all farmers, ranchers and agricultural partners through the delivery of effective and efficient agricultural programs for all Americans. FSA serves all 100 counties utilizing 72 county offices.

County Office Listing

District Director Map


North Carolina Farm Loan Programs

Farm Loan Programs

Contact: North Carolina State FLP Division: (919) 875-4850

Helpful Farm Loan Fact Sheets

North Carolina Loan Information

All loans are processed through FSA local farm loan offices. Producers should first contact these offices for specific information or for applications. You can contact your local Farm Loan Staff through the County Offices link under Related Topics on this page.


North Carolina Farm Programs

North Carolina Price Support Division

Farm Service Agency Programs Fact Sheet


Aerial Photography

Click here for more information on aerial photography and the Aerial Photography Field Office.


Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA)

Any foreign person who acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land shall submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture. These foreign persons are also required to report changes in land use from nonagricultural to agricultural, agricultural to nonagricultural, non-foreign to foreign, foreign to non-foreign, foreign to foreign and any change in legal addresses. These reports are reported to the Farm Service Agency office. Click here for more information on AFIDA

Contact: Tommy McLamb, Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4833


Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC)

Click here for more information on ARC/PLC.

Contact: Melissa Smith, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4824


Compliance

The compliance activities relate to agency responsibilities which ensure that producers are in compliance with program regulations in order to be eligible for program benefits. Included in these activities are producer reports of crop acreages and land uses, aerial observation, field inspections and assessing penalties associated with producer violations.

Contact: James Davis, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4818


Conservation Programs

North Carolina CREP, ECP, EFRP, HELC/WC

Click here for more information on Conservation Programs.

Contacts:

  • Evalena Best, Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4832

Dairy Margin Protection Program

Contact: James Davis, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist.

Click here for more information on Dairy Margin Protection Program.


Disaster Assistance Programs

Click here for more information on Disaster Assistance Programs.

Disaster Programs at a Glance

View NC 2023 NAP Application Closing Dates

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

Contacts

  • James Davis, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4818
  • Tommy McLamb, Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4833

Energy Programs

Click here for more information on Energy Programs.

Contact: Evalena Best, Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4832


Environmental and Cultural Resource Compliance

Click here for more information on Environmental and Cultural Resource Compliance.

Contact: Melissa Smith, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4824


Farm Reconstitutions (Recons)

A reconstitution is a change in the land and constituting a farm as a result of combining or dividing tracts or farms. Because of crop rotations and diversity in farming, reconstitutions are a vital part of farming in North Carolina. There are many reconstitutions filed throughout the state each year.

Contact: Vacant - Contact James Davis, Supervisory Program Specialist


MIDAS

Click here for more information on MIDAS.

Contact: Vacant - Contact James Davis, Supervisory Program Specialist


Payment Eligibility

Click here for more information on Payment Eligibility.

Contact: Vacant - Contact James Davis, Supervisory Program Specialist


Price Support Programs

Click here for more information on Price Support Programs.

Contact: James Davis, Supervisory Agricultural Program Specialist (919) 875-4818


Public Affairs and Outreach

Click here for Public Affairs and Outreach.

Linda Gerron, Public Affairs/Outreach Coordinator

USDA New Farmers Website

Farmers.gov

Outreach & Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements


North Carolina Administrative

Administrative provides support to the agency's workforce and include human resources management, leasing office space, budget, financial services and personal property. North Carolina also serves as an Electronic Distribution System (EDS) location providing printing services to the state as well as other FSA offices.

Contact: Administrative Division: 919-875-4808