Disaster Risk Management Training – Central NC: Two-Part Workshop Series to Support Producers Across Central North Carolina Farmers across North Carolina’s Piedmont region will have the opportunity this fall to strengthen their operations through a special two-part Disaster Risk Management Training. The workshops are open to producers of all varieties and will take place at the Durham ...| durham.ces.ncsu.edu
Join the Citizen Science Project:Great Southeast Pollinator Census 2025Friday and Saturday August 22 & 23, 2025For more information follow the linkGreat Southeast Pollinat … Continue Reading| Orange County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
If you need to know more about the puzzle pieces of farm succession and transition, maybe this event is for you! The 2025 Guilford County Land Use & Retention Summit brings together landowners, farmers, and professionals for a full day of learning focused on farmland preservation, legal tools, land access, and conservation programs. From Heirs’ property ...| ncfarmlink.ces.ncsu.edu
WNC AgOptions builds sustainable farming communities in our mountain region by providing cash grants directly to farmers who are diversifying or expanding, with the goal of preserving mountain farmland by supporting the longevity of farm enterprises. Priority is given to farmers with tobacco history. In 2026, grants of $10,000 are available to farmers located within a ...| jackson.ces.ncsu.edu
During the week of July 14, Durham County 4-H youth participated in our annual Farm to Fork Camp, an immersive experience designed to connect young people with the food system—from soil to supper. Led by Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Cheralyn Berry, campers explored how fresh, local produce and meat make their way from nearby ...| durham.ces.ncsu.edu
National Farmers’ Market Week, celebrated from August 3-9, brought communities together across the nation, and Orange County was no exception. As the County Extension Di … Continue Reading| Orange County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Join us for a Lunch & Learn Webinar: Cool Season Maintenance of NC Food Crops a practical, info-packed session designed for growers, educators, and those who are particip … Continue Reading| Durham County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Exhibits at the 2024 NC Mountain State Fair. The 2025 Mountain State Fair will be here before we know it! Now is the time to start thinking about entering some of the exciting new competitions and updated categories for this upcoming fair. Visit the fair catalog to see the complete list of new competitions and updates. ...| buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu
Help support the Onslow Dairy Project by purchasing a $100 sponsorship to adopt a 4-H calf! The Onslow Dairy Project is a great opportunity for youth in Onslow to learn responsibility, how to take care of a dairy calf, and how to show their dairy calf. We need your support to help our project! Consider “adopting” ...| onslow.ces.ncsu.edu
As the anticipation for the new school year builds across North Carolina, many students are just days away from stepping back into the classroom. For educators and school administrators considering how to enrich the learning environment, the prospect of a school garden offers a unique and engaging opportunity. Whether your school boasts an existing garden ...| farmtoschool.ces.ncsu.edu
Soil carbon and carbon farming deal with organic carbon that is present or stored in soil. It occurs when animals and plants that... The post Generating Carbon Offsets in Carbon Farming appeared first on Cleantech Group.| Cleantech Group
Vance County Cooperative Extension Center will be hosting the 2025 Landowners and Heirs Property Gathering at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, 210 Southpark Drive, Henderson, NC 27536 on July 24, 2025 from 8 a to 4:30 p. Come learn about heris property prevention and the paths to resolving it. Online resources available at heirsproperty.ces.ncsu.edu. ...| ncfarmlink.ces.ncsu.edu
Authored by Karissa Scott, NC State Extension Summer Intern and Graduate Student at NC State UniversitySummertime can be challenging for livestock and poultry, particularly in … Continue Reading| Orange County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon mens hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air, that emanation from old trees, that so wond … Continue Reading| Durham County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
VEGETABLES*This is peak harvesting month many warm season vegetables – know when to harvest for best flavor and quality:Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant: Harvest regularly to … Continue Reading| Buncombe County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) Extension Agent Network is committed to helping growers solve real-world problems in the field through cutting-edge plant science innovation. Agents in this network leverage their strong relationships at the local level to both drive future N.C. PSI projects and to beta-test technology being developed by the N.C. PSI on-farm. Image ...| onslow.ces.ncsu.edu
July is not as busy as the previous few months, but it is still a very important month in the bee yard. If problems arise this month, things can go downhill very quickly. From now throughout the winter, it is important to maintain strong, healthy colonies. If a colony begins to decline during this time ...| pollinators.ces.ncsu.edu
Pitt Peanuts Today For Pitt County Peanut Growers 403 Government Circle, Suite 2 Greenville, NC 27834 252.902.1704 BEGINNING SPRAY PROGRAMS The arrival of July means that it’s time for Pitt County peanut growers to develop strategies to control foliar and soil-borne diseases. This issue of “Pitt Peanuts Today for Pitt County Peanut Growers” provides information on starting a peanut spray ...| pitt.ces.ncsu.edu
What does a child exhibiting a steer at the Central Piedmont Junior Livestock Show have to do with a pond owner asking for assistance to control weeds in their pond? What does a restaurant manager learning food safety skills at a Safe Plates course have to do with a new landowner seeking advice ...| orange.ces.ncsu.edu
The following article was authored by Jordan Forbis, NC A&T State University Extension Summer Intern with the Orange County CenterGrowing up in a rural neighborhood in Gra … Continue Reading| Orange County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
The 2025 NC Mountain State Fair Catalog is now available! Both General Exhibits and Livestock Exhibits are posted on the wncagcenter.org website and ready for your entries. D … Continue Reading| Clay County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Starting July 1st, 2025, North Carolina auto insurance policyholders should expect increases in their minimum coverage levels and, as a result, the cost of their insurance policies. Session Law (S.L.) 2024-29, which amended Financial Responsibility Act, changed the auto insurance limits from 30/60/25 to 50/100/50. For those unfamiliar with this particular formatting of numbers, a 30/60/25 ...| farmlaw.ces.ncsu.edu
Did you know that you can cook at home with North Carolina wheat? North Carolina farmers harvest over 1 billion pounds of wheat each year. If you would like to make pizza at home using North Carolina grown wheat, we have an easy recipe for you! NC State Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Andrea Sherrill, demonstrates ...| smallgrains.ces.ncsu.edu
Planting a crop requires substantial up-front investment, yet the farmer will not know how much they will earn until the crop is sold. If the price can be set in advance, then … Continue Reading| Small Grains News - NC State Extension
Concerned about falling grain prices? There are a few ways to lock-in a future price for your crop before it has been harvested. A forward price contract with a nearby elevato … Continue Reading| Small Grains News - NC State Extension
Did you know that you can cook at home with North Carolina wheat?North Carolina farmers grow the type of wheat that is best for baking cookies. If you would like to make homem … Continue Reading| Small Grains News - NC State Extension
Springs here, and with it the need to look out for wheat and barley diseases. Here are two tools to help us monitor disease risk and, if necessary, choose a fungicide.Fungicid … Continue Reading| Corn News - NC State Extension
Durham County Cooperative Extension recently welcomed community members, partners, and local leaders to its annual Report to the Communitya signature event that highlights the … Continue Reading| Durham County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
CEFS and N.C. Cooperative Extension are happy to announce the Lunch & Learn Webinar Series for 2025.Join Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Liaison … Continue Reading| Durham County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Forming connections with your local farmers and producers is an important part of Farm to School. The partnerships developed between Gaston County School Nutrition, N.C. Coope … Continue Reading| Farm to School News - NC State Extension
A new guide is was created to help heirs’ property landowners participate in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easements component (ACEP-ALE). Complete with examples of how the sale of an ag conservation easement may be able to help resolve heirs property issues, this easy to read guide will inform conversations with family ...| heirsproperty.ces.ncsu.edu
6/20/2024 – There is a lot of discussion taking place in North Carolina and across the nation about the loss of farmland and how difficult it is for beginning farmers to get access to land to farm. The NC Farmlink program, an NC Extension program based in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State, ...| newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu
Western North Carolina farmers and farm families are invited to participate in the NC Farm Succession School, a full-day workshop designed to help you plan for your farm’s future. With more than half of North Carolina’s farmers now over the age of 65, and USDA projections showing nearly 70% of farmland will change ownership within ...| ncfarmlink.ces.ncsu.edu
The NC Conservation Outreach Project (NC COP) is excited to announce its partnership with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) for this year’s Piedmont Farm … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Local landowners and farmers are invited to attend a free workshop, “Your Land, Your Legacy,” on Monday, February 24th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Extensio … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Eastern North Carolina farmers and farm families are invited to participate in the NC Farm Succession School, a full-day workshop designed to help you plan for your farms futu … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
For many farmers and farm families, conservation easements are becoming a popular tool to protect farms from future development. To learn more about conversation easements, co … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
On October 1st, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.,N.C. Cooperative Extension,McDowell County Center and McDowell Technical Community College are sponsoring a free farm tran … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
NC FarmLink and the NC Local Food Program Team are excited to share our North Carolina Incubator Farm Case Study. This project took place in 2023-2024, with farm incubators ac … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Once every five years, the USDA conducts a comprehensive census for agriculture. Those data are analyzed and then released about 14 months later. Shortly afterward, the USDA r … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Below is a recording of the Small Farm Bootcamp Webinar which was presented on April 2nd, 2024. The Small Farm Bootcamp is an educational program of N.C. Cooperative Extension … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
The Small Farm Bootcamp program is joining NC FarmLink for a webinar on Tuesday, April 2nd at 4 p.m. In this webinar, the team will provide an overview of the program and spec … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Check out the list below of current farm opportunities in North Carolina. The list includes properties available to lease or buy, as well as internship and employment opportun … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Hosted by the Piedmont Culinary Guild, this all-day symposium is full of awesome regional culinary talent and passionate leaders in the agriculture community that are actively … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Check out the list below of current farm opportunities in North Carolina. The list includes properties available to lease or buy, as well as internship and employment opportun … Continue Reading| NC FarmLink News - NC State Extension
Farmers and farm families across North Carolina are invited to take part in the NC Farm Succession School, a full-day workshop focused on helping farm families plan for the fu … Continue Reading| Jackson County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
School gardens play a vital role in supporting farm to school initiatives. Join us for our School Garden Online course, where we share stories from communities across the stat … Continue Reading| Local Food News - NC State Extension
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a two year, $219,458 grant to North Carolina Extension/North Carolina State University and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) to expand our online farm to school course into a Farm to School Collaborative Training Initiative (NCF2SCTI). In spite of added stress brought ...| farmtoschool.ces.ncsu.edu
Farm to School Month is underway! Every October, partners from across the country come together to celebrate and highlight the wonders of farm to school. It is a beautiful tim … Continue Reading| Farm to School News - NC State Extension
We hope you can join us next Tuesday morning, October 15th at 9:00 a.m. for a coffee chat with our Farm to School Work Group, the NC Department of Public Instruction, and othe … Continue Reading| Farm to School News - NC State Extension
Imagine kids giggling in the garden while tickling a worm or excitedly sharing the discovery of a carrot ready to harvest. These and many more stories unfold within NC State E … Continue Reading| Farm to School News - NC State Extension
Farm to School Coalition of NC Listening SessionsWe want to hear from you! Have your voice heard through Farm to School Coalition of NC 2024 Listening Sessions. The listening … Continue Reading| Farm to School News - NC State Extension
The new school year has officially begun for many students across North Carolina. While we are excited to see the impacts of Farm to School during the school year, we want to appreciate and highlight the significant impacts of Farm to School during the summer months. Farm to School goes beyond activities performed and meals served ...| farmtoschool.ces.ncsu.edu
With spring just around the corner, its a great time to plan and think about your school garden design. Whether starting a new garden or expanding an existing one, involving s … Continue Reading| Local Food News - NC State Extension
Buying local foods is an excellent way to engage with your community, forge new connections, and encourage healthy eating habits. Have you ever visited a farmers market and be … Continue Reading| Local Food News - NC State Extension
Farm field trips are a fantastic way to promote hands-on learning with students and local growers. Students venture out of the classroom, interact with nature, and have first- … Continue Reading| Local Food News - NC State Extension
After a major hurricane, disaster areas are prime targets for so-called “disaster investors” and opportunistic land buyers. Personally, I started receiving texts offering to buy my land in Cleveland County a few weeks after Hurricane Helene. One week it was “Laine from AML,” and the next week it was “Elsa from PLP,” both offering a ...| ncfarmlink.ces.ncsu.edu
Perhaps you missed it? Back in July, the commercials that once plagued our evening television commercial space stopped. Have you noticed? There was a last-chance type message … Continue Reading| Hyde County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Showcase your handmade goods and celebrate the spirit of community craftsmanship!Our Craft Expo is open to ages 3 to 93+. There is no entry fee. Register ONLINE or in person a … Continue Reading| Hyde County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
Hyde County Extension is selling wreaths this year to benefit Extension programming.These wreaths are grown and made on a North Carolina Christmas tree farm in Alleghany Count … Continue Reading| Hyde County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
The N.C. Cooperative Extension,Beaufort County Center is offering a series of classes beginning Tuesday, February 6th titled, “What You Need To Know So You Can Grow.R … Continue Reading| Hyde County Center News - N.C. Cooperative Extension
This Week in Farm to School Farm to school connects local agriculture, schools, and partners to benefit students, educators, farmers, families, and communities. Farm to School Newsletters are sent out weekly on Thursdays via Google Groups. If you would like to be on our email list and receive weekly newsletters, please email info@farmtoschoolcoalitionnc.org or click on subscribe. Thank ...| farmtoschool.ces.ncsu.edu
Calling all creative writers who love honey bees! Enrolled North Carolina 4-H youth are invited to research and write an essay for the state 4-H Beekeeping Essay contest. The 2024 essay topic is, “Varietal Honeys.” For this essay, a 4-H student should answer these questions: What makes a varietal honey? What are some unique varietals? How ...| growforit.ces.ncsu.edu
The NC State Extension director leads the State Advisory Council (SAC) and functions on behalf of NC State Extension to advocate with government and community leaders, to mark … Continue Reading| Advisory Leadership System News - NC State Extension
Volunteers have always been the key to success for Cooperative Extension. From its inception more than 100 years ago, citizens have been involved to help set priorities for re … Continue Reading| Advisory Leadership System News - NC State Extension