COVID-19 and Paycheck Protection Program: Farms Presumed Included (With Practical Limitations)
(Note to Readers: periodic updates to this piece will happen as circumstances surrounding this program evolve. At bottom are …
Agriculture & Food
Extension and research at NC State address timely issues impacting our state. Extension delivers trusted information directly into the hands of farmers and agribusinesses, helping them translate knowledge into solutions that grow our economy and communities.
Forsyth County Land Summit Offers Insight on Stewardship Decisions
(Written By Mary Brennan )The Forsyth County Land Summit Zoom Workshop held on Thursday, March 28, 2020, provided participants with the …
COVID-19 and Holographic Wills: A Backstop if You Can't Get to a Lawyer
[Note: The COVID-19 pandemic is raising some difficult legal agency, care and testamentary issues. While the following is not …
LAND SUMMIT Reminder of Online Course for Forsyth County Landowners and Farmers
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Forsyth County will host the first in a three-part series on land use and regulation for …
COVID-19 and H2A Labor: DHS Exempts Agricultural Labor Travel From Mexico; List of Current Available Workers
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a “Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land …
COVID-19: Locating and Registering Health Care Powers of Attorney
The Covid-19 pandemic has caught nearly everyone off guard, with epidemiologists and health care professionals daily warning us of …
COVID-19: NC Court Trial Dates Continued for 30 Days; Administrative Offices Remain Open
Members of the general public – including landowners and farmers – with potential claims or pending property and civil …
NEPA Overhaul: Timely Article Published by College of Natural Resources
The Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality recently proposed administrative rules to revise agency requirements under the National Environmental …
Crop Protection Programs Sign-Up Deadline Approaching
The signup deadline for the USDA programs will be here soon. Shelby Myers is an Economist with the American …
Barn to Badge: Branan and Chatham County Sheriff Discuss Loose Livestock and Trespassing
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor, worked with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County and the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office …
Administrative Law: Exhaustion Required for Administrative Bona Fide Farm Determination
While the term “bona fide farm” is used by various government agencies to express their version of whether a …
Partition Proceedings: Equitable Treatment of Reimbursement for Taxes; Marriage Burden of Proof
Property taxes paid on land held in co-tenancy are often paid by a single person to the benefit of …
#Farmerstrong - an Idea Worth Seeding
Michelle Grainger, Managing Director of the Executive Farm Management Program, gave a Tedx talk in Cary, NC on December …
Hemp: Branan's Presentation From CFSA SAC 2019
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor with the NC State University Agricultural and Resource Economics department, participated in a series …
Bankruptcy: Chapter 12 Bankruptcies Up 31% in Southeast
Brownfield’s reports that Chapter 12 bankruptcies – the federal bankruptcy chapter for family farms (11 U.S.C. Chapter 12) – …
Helping to Diversify Local Farms: NC Farm School
In a time when the younger generations leave their rural homes in pursuit of higher education and newfound opportunities, …
Farm and Value-Added Processing Labor: Branan Presents With Farmer Panel at Annual Carolina Meat Conference
Andrew Branan, ARE Extension Assistant Professor, was invited to participate in a discussion on employment law issues faced by …
Farm Tenancy: Letter Template Available to Timely Terminate Verbal Farm Rental Arrangements
Though empirical data is lacking, it is believed that a majority of farmland acres in North Carolina are rented …
Wills: NC Court of Appeals Interprets Per Stirpes Testamentary Intent
The North Carolina Court of Appeals demonstrated in September that use of the common law term per stirpes – …
Endangered Species: New Landowner Extension Publication on Endangered Species Management
North Carolina Cooperative Extension has released a new landowner orientation guide regarding endangered or threatened species under Federal and …
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