International

 

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Commissioner Graham as he departs Los Angeles International Airport leading his first North Carolina Trade Mission overseas. This trip was also one of his longest and laid down the foundation for many other successful Missions.

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Commissioner Graham was part of the first effort to sell 'fresh not frozen' poultry worldwide. This event took place in Hamiltion, Bermuda in the early 70's.

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Commisioner Graham meeting with Peoples' Republic of China Agricultural Officials during his Trade Mission to China in 1981. Commissioner Graham lead one of the first Agricultural Missions to Northern China.

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Discussion with Agricultural Research staff at a research forum in the Harbin area of China.

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Commissioner talking with Chinese agronomists while standing in a soybean field in China.

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Commissioner at the tomb of the Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Shipment of North Carolina Dairy Goats enjoying their new home in Taiwan.

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Holstein Dairy Cattle going to Tanzania.

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Farmer purchasing beef cattle from North Carolina in Riobamba, Ecuador.

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North Carolina cows taking residence in Quito, Ecuador.

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Commissioner Graham hosting a group of soybean buyers from Japan. Joining Graham and the visitors are Jim Wilder and Britt Cobb. This event took place in the restaurant at the old Farmers Market.

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Commissioner visiting a tobacco processing plant in Santa Cruz in 1986. Accompanying Graham was J. Wilder, B. Blackwell, and J. Truson. This was a real eye opener as to what the competition was doing.

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Unloading Beef and Dairy cattle purchased by Colombian farmers in the Caca Valley of Colombia, South America, 1989.

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Loading Dairy Cattle for Saudi Arabia, 1992.

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The Commissioner personally loads one of our many Chirstmas trees for shipment overseas. This particular load was headed to the Virgin Islands.

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Piedmont North Carolina chickens getting ready for brown egg production in Antigua.

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Commissioner with his counterparts at the Department of Agriculture in Londrina, Brazil in 1996. Commissioner Graham led a group of 36 North Carolinians on a 12 day visit to Argentina and Brazil.

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Unloading North Carolina Holsteins in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

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Commissioner Graham inspecting North Carolina produce at the Central Debatos in Mexico City. During Grahams' tenure exports to Mexico have skyrocketed.