NORTH CAROLINA
Farm Life SPRING 2026
The arc of legacy: Bob Johnson
built House of Raeford Farms on grit, family, and resilience, page 5
inside At NC State, scientists are using
CRISPR to engineer tougher, more resilient crops, page 10
Farmers navigate shrinking acreage and a
future where agriculture must compete with development, page 13
Rooted in science: How one farmer built a thriving you-pick orchard, page 26