Determination, perseverance and help from friends: The formula for Derrick Austin’s path to full-time farming
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June 3, 2019

Determination, perseverance and help from friends: The formula for Derrick Austin’s path to full-time farming

OLIVE BRANCH, NC – “I would be drilling wheat until one, two in the morning,” said Derrick Austin, “freezing my tail off. Then get up and go to my grading job. It was the start of where I’m at now. If it hadn’t been

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