FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Thomas Walker was selected as the 2022 Cumberland County Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year. Walker is a fourth-generation farmer who works alongside his father, David, in the Wade Community where they produce soybeans, corn and wheat. Walker has been interested in farming since he was young. He graduated from Cape Fear High School and the NC State University Agricultural Institute.
Walker was honored during the annual Farm City Week Luncheon, which was held on Nov. 18 and was sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Fayetteville, Cumberland County Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Farm Bureau, and Cape Fear Farm Credit.
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