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Did Jamie Ager's farm help get local grass-fed beef into NC schools?

Matches stated record claim. The state's Farm to School list names Hickory Nut Gap ground beef among its 2026 deliveries; it does not say the beef was grass-fed.

Jamie Ager

Farm to school: his company's beef in schools

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His platform says Hickory Nut Gap partnered with the state agriculture department to get local grass-fed beef into schools in the region.

“At Hickory Nut Gap, we partnered with the NC Department of Agriculture to get local grass-fed beef into local schools in our region.”

What the record shows ·

The department's own post from April 2024 says its Farm to School program was delivering North Carolina beef to 108 school systems, and that ground beef was one of two new items. It does not name any supplier. The program's food-origins page lists Hickory Nut Gap ground beef among its deliveries, including weeks in 2026.

Limit: This is a claim about his company, not about public office. The state's list shows 2026 deliveries only and does not say the beef was grass-fed.

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  1. Platformhttps://agerforcongress.com/platform

    Ager for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled; ten sections. Positions are attributed, not verified facts.

    candidate statement

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  2. Food Distribution Division is set to deliver over $3.6 million in locally sourced foods to North Carolina schoolshttps://blog.ncagr.gov/2024/04/22/food-distribution-division-is-set-to-deliver-over-3-6-million-in-locally-sourced-foods-to-north-carolina-schools-a-record-for-the-program-this-farm-to-school-effort-has-not-only-benefitted/

    N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Published Apr 22, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The department's own post: its Farm to School program delivers North Carolina beef to schools. It names no supplier. A search of the department's blog for Hickory Nut Gap found no post about the program.

    official office record

    For: Did Jamie Ager's farm help get local grass-fed beef into NC schools?

  3. NC Farm To School Food Originshttps://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/food-distribution/farm-school/nc-farm-school-food-origins

    N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    The program's list of each item, farm and delivery week. It lists Hickory Nut Gap of Hendersonville for frozen ground beef chubs, including weeks of 2026.

    official office record

    For: Did Jamie Ager's farm help get local grass-fed beef into NC schools?