Elizabethtown, N.C. April 20, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service...
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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....
Join in via Zoom for the 2021 Cape Fear Regional Conference Beef Carcass Evaluation...
The Agriculture and Forest Landowners meeting will occur Thursday, January 21, from 10-11 am...
By: William Craig, Consumer Horticulture Agent Typically, most of us think that the winter...
Pictured, from left, are Bladen Community College Board of Trustees Chair Dennis Troy, Bladen...
Contributed WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced...
The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting applications for the 2021 grant...
NCDA&CS warns pet owners to destroy recalled Sportmix brand pet food due to high levels of aflatoxin
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is issuing a warning to...
The Bladen County Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently completed its 2020 County Committee Elections...
Elizabethtown, N.C., December 2, 2020 – Bladen County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive...
Contributed RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agronomic Services Lab...
Application Deadline is December 11 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2020 – U.S. Department of...
RALEIGH – After several years of weather-related setbacks, North Carolina pecan growers are reporting...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing $1.68 billion in...
Final Opportunity for 2018 and 2019 Disaster Recovery Assistance WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 –...
Contributed RALEIGH – As we head into fall wildfire season in North Carolina, the...
Contributed RALEIGH – With fall’s arrival, many families will be looking to visit local...
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the...
Application period runs Oct. 1 through Oct. 22 RALEIGH – Beginning Oct. 1, farmers...
Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2020...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate...
Don’t Miss This One-Time Opportunity – First Since 2014 USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
USDA commemorates Labor Day by recognizing the producers who feed the U.S. and the...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate...
Learn more about eligible specialty crops, aquaculture, nursery crops, cut flowers and eggs The...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2020 – WASHINGTON, August 7, 2020 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
WASHINGTON — To assist Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) borrowers experiencing financial hardship from...
NAP provides financial assistance to you for crops that aren’t eligible for crop insurance...
Many growers test soils regularly to provide the best quality nutrients for their crops....
By Steven Brown, State Executive Director in Indiana, USDA Farm Service Agency Farmers and...
USDA is aware that people across the country have received suspicious, unsolicited packages of...
Hunter Green from Abbottsburg is offering fresh corn at the Bladenboro’s Farmers Market on...
State Partnership Delivering 900,000 Masks and Infection Control Supplies to Protect Health and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional...
RALEIGH – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced...
Contributed The North Carolina Complete Count Commission (NC CCC) has partnered with the State...
On June 18, 2020, the 4-H and FFA from counties across the Southeast region...
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for...
(Elizabethtown, N.C.), July 2, 2020 – Agricultural producers in Bladen County must complete crop...
Elizabethtown, N.C., July 1, 2020 – Agricultural producers in North Carolina can now apply...
WASHINGTON – USDA’s Farm Service Agency will now accept applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance...
Contributed Initiative and Grant Program Provides Financial Support to Ensure Local Green Spaces Continue...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces...
Where: Bladen County Cooperative Extension Office Address: 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown, NC Date/Time: By...
Hey folks! This is William Craig, and I am the Consumer Horticulture Agent for...
In Elizabethtown, the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market is a busy hub for many farmers...
By N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services RALEIGH – The first day of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk...
Contributed Bladenboro Primary School Participated in the Bonnie Plants Farms Cabbage plants contest. Third-graders...
WASHINGTON – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee...
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is aware of...
Contributed Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated...
Contributed USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside...
Contributed by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services RALEIGH — Gardening can...
Contributed Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day...
Blueberry farmers battle the weather elements, along with social and economic issues. This year...
RALEIGH, NC, May 26, 2020 – Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus...
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020– USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of...
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details...
RALEIGH — With students out of school and families cooking more meals at home...
RALEIGH, NC, May 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency...
Payments Have Started for Producers Impacted by Drought, Excess Moisture The U.S. Department of...
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department...
Contributed RALEIGH — North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. Farm Bureau President...
Contributed RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced Edwin (Eddie) Woodhouse as...
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 – Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the...
By Charlotte Smith BladenOnline.com reached out to Smithfield Foods’ representatives and Bladen County Health...
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agronomic Services lab has...
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s strawberry season kicked off around the same time the first...
Tillis Led Bipartisan Effort Urging the Trump Administration to Protect America’s Domestic Food Supply...
RALEIGH, NC, March 26, 2020 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the acceptance...
Small farms play a vital role in supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of United...
Across the country, county and state Farm Bureaus are making safety a priority through...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
By Charlotte Smith Farms must ensure an abundant food supply for consumers to help...
Contributed RALEIGH — The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina...
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2020...
By Charlotte Smith On the last Friday in January, the Fourth Circuit Court of...
RALEIGH — Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently approved an updated quarantine which amended regulations...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hog and pork processing industry continues to be an economic...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program...
A meeting was held for agriculture and forest landowners on Tuesday, January 23rd, from...
