Corey Produce grows Covington sweet potatoes. The Covington sweet potato is one of the more popular sweet potato varieties due to its sweet orange flesh, uniform shape, and lasting shelf life. The Covington sweet potato was developed in 2005 by North Carolina State University and has been trusted in harvest by farmers since.

Not your average sweet, Corey sweet potatoes are full of vitamins, iron, and potassium. The health benefits of this vegetable, combined with its sweet taste, make sweet potatoes a favorite among all ages.

Our sweet potatoes are stored and cured in our own climate controlled facility. This allows us to provide vendors with sweet potatoes year round, meeting demand as needed.

North Carolina has a steep history of growing tobacco. Although much of the North Carolina economy has transitioned to focus on more global jobs, eastern North Carolina continues to thrive in agriculture. Tobacco is one of the largest crops grown in North Carolina today.

Corey Farms was founded as a tobacco farm nearly 75 years ago and this continues to be one of our largest crops we harvest today. Our farm grows flue-cured tobacco. Flue cured tobacco involves drying out the tobacco leaves in heated barns that use oil and gas burners. This curing process takes 8-9 days per barn.

Although one of our longest seasons, tobacco season is one we have become accustomed to here at Corey Farms. Tobacco is planted within our own on-site greenhouses in February, transplanted to the field in April, and finally harvested in July. Then, the tobacco goes into our barns to begin the curing process. After 9 days being cured in our heated barns, the tobacco is taken out of the barns, packed, and sent to market.

Corey Farms works hard to ensure that our tobacco crop exceeds our vendor expectations. Our farm looks forward to future seasons growing tobacco.

Clary Sage is a unique crop that is used for perfumes, colognes, detergents, and other fragrances. A large number of North Carolina farmers are growing sage due to its climate success in the area. Corey Farms began growing sage in 2013 and has experienced success with this dry weather loving crop.

Sage is planted in August and harvested in June. Before harvest, the plant will have eye catching purple and white flowers attached. Our sage crop is harvested using our own chopper machine, then it is transported to our vendor to have essential oils pressed out. Corey Farms looks forward to continuing to harvest sage in the future.

The United States is one of the leading producers of wheat in the world, alongside China, Europe, and India. This cereal plant is essential to producing many of the foods we eat daily.

Due to global and domestic demand, our farm has been able to grow wheat with success for many years now. Our farm plants wheat in the fall and it is harvested in June. We often use wheat as a cover crop for the future harvest of crops on that soil. Corey Farms enjoys providing wheat to our vendors that will be used in beneficial ways for our society.

Soybeans are grown throughout the state of North Carolina in all 100 counties. However, the largest quantity of this crop is grown in the eastern part of our state.

Soybeans are used in food for humans, such as cooking oils and salad dressings. Soybeans are also used in animal feed. Perhaps one of the more trending uses for soybeans is for biodiesel fuel. These are just a few of the ways in which soybeans can be used to provide for our economy.

Corey Farms begins planting soybeans in late May and harvests the crop in late September. We use our own harvester to ensure that our crop is harvested on time, with precision, and of quality. Corey soybeans are sold to grain dealers who will then distribute this crop for a variety of usages.