2020 WNC AgOptions Informational Session
Date: October 1, 2019 Place: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center, 661 Vale Rd., Newland, NC 28657 Time: 6–7:30 p.m. RSVP: admin@wncagoptions.org You …
Agriculture & Food
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2020 WNC AgOptions Grant
Contact: Jennifer Ferre, (828) 252-4783, admin@wncagoptions.org; jenniferferre@wnccommunities.org Or N.C Cooperative Extension of Mitchell County Grants for diversifying farms WNC AgOptions intent to apply deadline Oct. …
12th Annual Farm City Banquet
Join us as we celebrate our farmers at the 12th Annual Farm City Banquet at the Mitchell County Senior …
How To Become An Extension Master Food Volunteer
Are you passionate about supporting the health of your community? The NC State Extension Master Food Volunteer (EMFV) program provides …
How Will Dying Honeybees Affect My Life?
By Rick Harty, NCSBA Master Beekeeper Most people when asked “Does the honeybee help us?” will respond, positively, “They make …
NCRS Outreach Meeting
Please join us to learn about NRCS and how their cost-share programs can improve your farm business and conserve …
Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings
Please join us for the 2018 Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings. Register here for the meeting you wish to attend. 3 hours …
New Markets for Mountain Farms
Flyer for New Markets for Mountain …
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Extension Programs at NC State University
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC FarmLink
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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