10/07/2026
Come out to hear Savannah & the other great panelists!
Meet the Panel: Savannah Strickland Gentry 🌽
Savannah is an 8th generation farmer who works alongside her father on their family farm in Mount Olive, where she serves as the Business Development and Marketing Specialist for Strickland Farming Group. Her operation includes approximately 3,500 acres of corn, soybeans, pickling cucumbers, flue-cured to***co, sweet corn, and sweet potatoes, along with turkey grow-out and swine finishing operations. Savannah earned her degree in Agricultural Business Management from NC State University, with minors in Economics and Spanish, and after spending three years working with the USDA, she returned to the family farm in 2024.
In 2022, Savannah launched The NC Farmer’s Daughter, a social media platform where she shares her experiences in agriculture. Through this platform, Savannah gives followers a behind-the-scenes look at life on the farm, and helps connect consumers with a better understanding of where their food comes from and the people who produce it.
Savannah recently completed the NC To***co Trust Fund Commission’s Agricultural Leadership Development Program, where she expanded her leadership experience while exploring agriculture across North Carolina, California, and Brazil. She is also a 2026 USA Nuffield Scholar, the fifth person from North Carolina to receive that distinction. Through her research, “The Effects of Social Media & Media Democratization on Family Farms,” she will travel internationally to study global agriculture and bring those insights back to her family farm and the broader agricultural community.
We’re looking forward to hearing Savannah share her perspective on family farming, her experiences with international agriculture, and the importance of agricultural communications!
Register to join us on October 19th: https://IYOWF.eventbrite.com
A special thank you to Flatlands Insurance Group for sponsoring the panel!