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Pursuing a Farming Passion With NC Farm School
Heather Haley is passionate about irises and wanted to help preserve her mother’s lifetime collection when Heather moved and …
October USDA Webinars About Insurance for Small Diversified Farms
Join the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) for virtual workshops covering the ins and outs of the Whole Farm …
September Webinar: Tips for Beginning Farmers and Farm Seekers
NC FarmLink and the Organic Growers School will be hosting a free webinar on September 27th at 2 p.m. …
Hannah Bundy Joins the NC FarmLink Team
Thanks to the Farm Pathways grant from the USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program, NC FarmLink is excited …
USDA Farmland Value Report Shows 8.4% Increase From 2021
The recently released USDA Land Values 2022 Summary report shows an overall 8.4% increase in average NC farmland value to …
Conservation Easements: Save the Date for Three Part Series, 12:30pm September 7, 14, 21
Please join this series of webinars on September 7, 14 and 21 at 12:30 p.m. for an update on …
Farm Management: NCSFMRA Members Tour Shenandoah Valley Agriculture
In the last week of July, members of the North Carolina Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (NCSFMRA) …
Contract Poultry: Comments Still Open on Proposed Integrator Disclosure Rules
There is still time to comment on the regulations proposed by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) concerning the level of …
Meat Bird Production Workshop
There will be a Meat Bird Production Workshop for Beginners at NC A&T University Farm Pavilion at 3020 McConnell …
Property Law: An Explanation of Ownership Rights in Property
The publication An Explanation of Ownership Rights in Property has been published by N.C. Cooperative Extension. This paper – …
Land Summit: Gaston Cooperative Extension Wraps Up 3 Part Series
Gaston County Cooperative Extension wrapped up its three part Your Land Your Legacy workshop series on Friday, April 22. The …
Stephen Bishop Joins NC FarmLink as Western Region Director
NC Farmlink is pleased to welcome Stephen Bishop as its new Western Director. Stephen brings almost a decade of experience working directly …
USDA Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program for Producers
The Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program provides grants to specialty crop producers and processors, other select producers, …
NC FarmLink Seeks Director for Western Region
Love farmers, farming, and farmland? Have great networking and organizational skills? Then take a look at this job description and …
USDA Introduces New Insurance Policy for Farmers Who Sell Locally
USDA has a new insurance option for agricultural producers with small farms that sell locally. The Micro Farm policy …
Word of Mouth: Verbal Farm Tenancies in North Carolina
Introduction When one inherits or purchases an interest in open farmland – particularly between March and November – chances are …
Crop Insurance 101 Webinar Set for July 20
Topics to be discussed include Multi-Peril Crop Insurance, insuring by a written agreement, options for certified organic operations, livestock …
Voluntary Agricultural Districts: The Conservation Agreement Requirement Explained
Questions from landowners and county farmland preservation boards often emerge about the requirement of a conservation agreement for enrollment …
Voluntary Ag Districts: Proposed Legislation Refines Implementation and Professional Responsibility
Legislation has been introduced to the NC General Assembly to refine Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) administration as part of …
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