Polk County Office of Agricultural Economic Development and Polk County Farm Bureau are pleased to invite you to our monthly Friends of Agriculture Breakfast on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Each Friends of Agriculture Breakfast features a delicious, hearty breakfast and a speaker on areas of interest to our community of farmers, gardeners, and food enthusiasts. This is a free event which is held from 7-8 a.m. at the 4-H Building, 135 Locust St, Columbus.

This month’s breakfast will feature a discussion about drought assistance available to farmers and strategies for farming in drought conditions from Ethan Henderson, livestock and forages area agent with N.C. State Cooperative Extension.

Don’t forget our community members in need! Donations of canned foods will be collected at this event to benefit the clients of Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries.

– article submitted by Amy DeCamp