With its dynamic suburbs and modern business landscape, Union County might not be the place you’d expect to find North Carolina’s third-largest agricultural economy. But the county’s fertile soils support 957 farms and an eclectic array of agribusiness and consumer foods enterprises.
Agriculture, in fact, is Union County’s second-largest industry, employing just under 20 percent of its workforce, according to Andrew Baucom, Union County extension director. The county leads North Carolina…
