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BAU Verified Partner Recommendations

Grow into a contract, not a hope

These are real demand signals posted by buyers on the BAU board and verified by contract, letter or recorded call. Each one is matched to the published extension budget for that crop in your state, so you can see the margin per acre at the buyer's own price before you plant a single bed. Buyer identity and contact details stay private until a grower account is matched.

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North Carolina taxes, grants and who to call

Taxes

  • Flat state income tax at a rate that has been stepping down each year.
  • Qualifying farmers buy farm inputs and equipment tax-free with Form E-595QF (Qualifying Farmer Exemption Certificate) after applying to the Department of Revenue; new farmers can get a conditional exemption.
  • Present-Use Value program: farmland is taxed on its farm use, not market value; apply through the county tax assessor.

Grants and cost-share to ask about

  • NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund grants
  • NC Agriculture Cost Share Program through county soil and water districts
  • Specialty Crop Block Grant (NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
  • USDA NRCS EQIP cost-share and FSA microloans (county USDA service center)

Who to call: NC State Extension and N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension and your county USDA service center.

Award sizes and rates change, so none are counted in this crop mix. Confirm with the agency. Add expected awards in the profit calculator · grant deadlines.

Margin per acre compares the buyer's posted price to the operating cost in the published land-grant budget for that crop — it excludes land, ownership and overhead cost, and your own invoices override it. 44 budgets loaded. Buyer names and contact routes are never published on this page.