By Kristin Hicks, NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Division RALEIGH – In order to optimize growth,...
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Contributed Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)...
Contributed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can apply...
The Bladen Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday, March...
Contributed Agricultural producers can apply for two new programs for revenue losses from 2020...
Contributed RALEIGH – Space is still available for farm-equipment hobbyists and vendors wanting to...
By Haylie Robinson On Thursday, February 2nd, West Bladen High School’s Future Farmers of...
RALEIGH — The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is investigating the...
The N.C. Cooperative Extension-Bladen County Center has scheduled a woody ornamentals pruning class Feb....
Contributed RALEIGH – Group tours of three of the most widely used N.C. Department...
From beekeeping, backyard chickens, healthy eating, and garden basics, NC Cooperative Extension – Bladen...
Contributed The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting applications for the 2023...
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors have meeting scheduled Tuesday,...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Nematode Assay Lab...
RALEIGH – The busy season has begun for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and...
RALEIGH – Crop harvest is going extremely well across the state with good yields...
Money goes to scholarships and winners RALEIGH – Junior winners in the N.C. State...
RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups may now apply for funding assistance from...
Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler released the following statement regarding Gov. Roy...
New Program Part of Broader Effort to Transform Food System, Create Jobs HOLLIS, NEW...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest...
By: Jair McElveen Becky Spearman, Bladen County Extension Director and Livestock Extension Agent at...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment...
Contributed WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced another installment (phase) in...
RALEIGH – State Veterinarian Mike Martin announced Tuesday that all North Carolina poultry shows,...
By Mike Walden One of the big questions about our economy is what industries...
ELIZABETHTOWN – In celebration of North Carolina’s Arbor Day on March 18, Turnbull Creek Educational...
RALEIGH – State Veterinarian Dr. Mike Martin has extended his strong recommendation to poultry...
RALEIGH – Spring is a busy time on the farm with growers preparing equipment, working...
RALEIGH – Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (ESF) located in Elizabethtown, NC is shaking...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will open the...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2022 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the...
Contributed RALEIGH – North Carolina cotton growers will vote March 31 on whether to...
Contributed RALEIGH – Planning is underway for the 2022 Got to Be NC Festival...
Contributed RALEIGH — The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina...
Contributed RALEIGH – North Carolina’s updated forest action plan has been approved by the USDA...
Contributed RALEIGH – High Path Avian Influenza has now been confirmed in 53 hunter-harvested...
RALEIGH, N.C.— Confirmation that a wild duck (Northern shoveler) harvested by a hunter in Hyde...
Application window opens on Monday, Jan. 24 RALEIGH – A total of $38 million...
Aerial photo shows a hog-waste lagoon in Columbus County. Photo courtesy of Cape Fear...
Contributed The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting applications for the 2022...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding a...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has opened the...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin issuing final pandemic assistance payments...
RALEIGH – The holiday season offers great opportunities to explore agritourism activities on farms...
Committee Election Ballots Mailed to Eligible Voters Elizabethtown, N.C., Nov. 3, 2021 — The...
Farmers Can Now Make Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage...
Contributed RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups may now apply for funding assistance...
New funding program available RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups may now apply...
RALEIGH — North Carolina tobacco growers will vote Nov. 18 on whether to continue...
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the North Carolina...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2021— The Biden Administration recently appointed Bob Etheridge as the new...
Contributed by Jacob Barber This year Ag’em Up was a three-day event. The field...
Riegelwood, NC — The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Cape Fear River Lock and Dam...
By Cara Beth Lewis Farmers Day is celebrated annually on the 12th day of...
$79.6 million program focuses on losses suffered from Hurricanes Florence, Michael, Dorian RALEIGH –...
Got Kids or Grandkids? Got Laying Hens and Eggs? 4-H has a contest for...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Coronavirus Food...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2021 – Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S....
Bolton’s The Healing Green Space is one of the award winners. SMITHFIELD, Va., Aug. 16,...
Contributed RALEIGH – Below is a summary of local interest stories that have recently...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service, the N.C. Urban Forest Council and N.C....
Contributed RALEIGH, NC, July 29, 2021– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee,...
Contributed WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up...
Contributed WASHINGTON — Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due...
Southeast Farm Press announced Dan Ward of Clarkton, N.C. is the 2021 Peanut Efficiency...
Bladen County Board President Albert Beatty and Going Local grant winner Olivia Herring Contributed...
Program focuses on losses suffered from Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian RALEIGH – The...
RALEIGH, NC, June 22, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service...
The Small Business Center of Bladen Community College will offer a no-cost seminar lunch-and-learn...
Contributed RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Century Farm Program is looking...
Natural Disasters Producers to Receive Assistance through the Quality Loss Adjustment Program and Additional...
RALEIGH, NC, June 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set...
May 27, 2021 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of...
RALEIGH – N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to postpone any outdoor burning...
Contributed by the Bladen County Cooperative Extension If you missed the Bladen County Master...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a virtual listening session...
Contributed Columbus County Community Farmers Market will officially open for the 2021 season on...
Contributed RALEIGH — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that USDA will open enrollment...
Elizabethtown, N.C. April 20, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service...
Elizabethtown, N.C. April 20, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service...
The Bladen County Master Gardners annual plant sale is scheduled April 24 and May...
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C – This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC)...
Contributed RALEIGH – Employers that have farmworkers with valid H2A visas who must be...
RALEIGH – April signals the start of strawberry season in North Carolina, and local growers...
Burgaw, NC – In keeping with the Governor’s Executive Order on Mass Gatherings, the...
FSA Accepting CFAP 2 Applications Beginning April 5 Contributed WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021— The...
Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their...
Contributed by Matt Safford, Environmental Specialist, Division of Soil & Water Conservation, Conservation Reserve...
USDA Reopens Program Sign-Up to a Larger Share of Producers with Plans to Expand...
by Danna Martínez Beyond cultivating the land and producing food, agriculture is one of...
Contributed March 23 is National Ag Day, a day to honor farmers, ranchers, and...
By NCDA&CS – David H. Hardy, Chief of Soil Testing RALEIGH – Spring is...
RALEIGH,NC, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the...
Farm subsidies are government financial benefits paid to a specific industry – in this...
Contributed WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2021 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in...
In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together...
(Washington, D.C., January 15, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S....
