Contributed Men and Women United is partnering with Bladen Community College and the North...
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Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recognized Integra Foods of Bladenboro as the...
Contributed It’s about time to start shaping up your landscape! Join our Horticulture Agent,...
Contributed MOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries...
Staff report The 2025 Regional Chicken Project is now accepting registrations, offering an exciting...
Staff report ELIZABETHTOWN, NC – The NC Cooperative Extension-Bladen County Center invites local poultry...
By C. Smith Bladen County’s Annual Farm-City Breakfast Photo credit NC Cooperative Extension On...
Contributed Return Ballots by December 2 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Contributed This scholarship was established by Thomas and Darcy Mundell to facilitate general education in...
Contributed RALEIGH – With a little help from a forklift and a crane, some...
A staff report Contributed photos It’s an exciting time to be a third grader...
Contributed The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Distressed...
Farm Service Agency Seeking Nominations for Farmers and Ranchers to Serve on Local County Committees
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2024 – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to...
A staff report Bladen County, NC – The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is inviting...
Contributed WASHINGTON – Agricultural producers should make an appointment with their local Farm Service...
Staff report The Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency’s recent press release confirmed...
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots this week...
Contributed WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2023 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will...
PRESS RELEASE RALEIGH, NC— The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office...
Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has officially recommended to Gov. Roy Cooper...
Contributed Elizabethtown, NC — Working Lands Trust, a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting...
Contributed RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has officially recommended to Gov. Roy Cooper...
Attention Bladen County 4-A members with a flock of chickens that are currently laying...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has begun accepting orders for its annual...
Contributed Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring...
Contributed WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting nominations for...
Contributed WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for...
Contributed RALEIGH – The Farmland Preservation Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced Friday that for the first time the...
Contributed U.S. Department of Agriculture Bladen County Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Chris...
Contributed In January, USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced two new revenue-based programs designed to...
Rising high school juniors and senior can spend a week in the field learning...
By Kristin Hicks, NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Division RALEIGH – In order to optimize growth,...
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...