From its small start in 1960, Barnes Farming Corporation has grown to become the world’s largest sweet potato producer, farming more than 14000 acres in several North Carolina counties.

Barnes Farming is also the nation's largest tobacco grower. The farmer-owned corporation also grows soybeans,wheat, small grains, and rents out acreage to other growers to raise cotton and peanuts.

Barnes Farming has been listed in American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Top 100 Grower list for 15 consecutive years. The operation also ranks in the Top 10 growers in the Southeastern U.S.

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Barnes Farming is an environmentally-friendly operation.

In addition to having certified nutrient management programs for its farming operations, our family-owned corporation has also developed our own forestry
and wildlife programs.

Any time of the year, turkeys, rabbits, ducks, birds and other wildlife flourish in the environs of our farming and forestry operations.

Barnes Farming's EUREPGAP and ORGANIC certifications also attest to the
environmental stewardship programs of our company.

At Barnes Farming and Farm Pak Products, Inc., we recognize the importance of a first-rate food safety program that encompasses both food safety and sanitation practices. It starts with keeping records of each field, growing, harvesting, curing, packing and shipping our sweet potatoes.

We integrate innovative quality control technology into virtually every aspect of our sweet potato growing, packing and shipping business. A clean, safe crop is good for us, the environment, the produce buyer or food service provider, as well as the consumer of our nutritious sweet potatoes.

As an agriculture business, we carefully adhere to numerous laws and regulations set down by the federal government to ensure the protection of workers. In some cases, we choose to place an even higher standard within our own company. The major areas protected by these standards are pesticides, child labor, sanitation, and labor laws.