We sit down with Vanna Prestage Johnson to talk about what it’s like to help lead a third generation family farming business while working as both general counsel and director of communications. She shares how legacy, transparency, and people-first culture shape Prestage Farms across hog and turkey production plus meat processing.
• growing up in Sampson County while staying close with siblings and cousins in the business
• building a life outside work with dogs, hunting, and family traditions
• choosing law as a way to serve a family agribusiness from the inside
• carrying forward her grandfather's legacy and the pressure that comes with it
• communicating daily as a large family team and earning your keep
• telling agriculture’s story directly to push back on misinformation
• making transparency real by explaining what we do and why we do it
• understanding the difference between live production and meat processing operations
• learning from women leaders in the family and leading confidently in agriculture
• the labor shortage in farming and processing plus what needs to change
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