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Application period opens Sept. 28 and closes Oct. 12 Grade A dairy fluid milk producers in North Carolina who suffered …
Can Rural Revitalization Be a Benefit From COVID-19?
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Resource Highlight: Updated Local Farms and Food Profiles
Agriculture matters in North Carolina. What does that look like? North Carolina’s agricultural industry, including food, fiber, and forestry, …
Give Them Flowers While They’re Here
By Nyawira Nyota Thinking on the life and work of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian after their passing, …
USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Application Deadline Extended to September 11, 2020, and Producers Who Have Approved Applications to Receive Final Payments U.S. Secretary of …
New Farmland Owner in Guilford County Builds Relationships With Farm Neighbors
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Reflections: Internship With NC State Extension Local Food Program & NC 10% Campaign
Hi! I’m Grace, a class of ‘22 NC State University Park Scholar studying Extension Education and Agroecology & Sustainable …
Introducing the Chatham Food Hub!
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DO NOT PLANT-Unsolicited Foreign Seed Warning Release From NCDA&CS--UPDATE, 9/1/2020
UPDATED INFORMATION Please see the new form below for submission of seeds via mail to NCDA&CS- Plant Industry Division or …
Extension Assisting State With Distribution of Nearly 1 Million Face Coverings to Farmworkers
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is taking further action to prevent and respond to …
Western NC FarmLink Office Has a New Home!
The Corona Virus crisis has changed all our lives in so many different ways. I believe many of us …
Wilkes County Local Farms and Food Profile
These infographics provide a visual interpretation of the 2012 & 2017 Census of Agriculture data, which is collected and …
“Farmers’ Markets Have Been at the Cutting Edge”: A Conversation With Agent & Local Food Coordinator Paul McKenzie
Paul McKenzie is the Horticulture Extension Agent for Vance and Warren Counties and Local Food Coordinator for Warren County. …
Guidance on Face Coverings in Wilkes
We are sharing information from The State of North Carolina and Wilkes County Government on proper face covering. *They recommend …
Beekeepers of Wilkes County
Information about beekeeping here in Wilkes can be found at this link along with contacts: Beekeepers of …
Racial Equity: NC Farmers & Their Land
NC State University Chancellor Woodson recently stated that “We stand against and condemn white supremacy, racial injustice, and all …
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Administrative Professionals Association (NCCEAPA) Herter-O'Neal Scholarship Winner From Wilkes County
Mr. James Harrison Burcham, of State Road, North Carolina, has been awarded the 2020 North Carolina Cooperative Extension Administrative …
State of the State of Farmland in the US
North Carolina ranks 2nd nationwide for the amount of acres converted to a developed use for the years 2001 …
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