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Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam today announced that beginning January 9, 2017, the...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)...
The 8th annual cattle conference will be held on Tuesday, January 24th from 4:30...
There will be an Agriculture and Forest Landowners Meeting on Tuesday, January 17th from...
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that starting March 20, 2017,...
A new Master Gardners series will be kicking off in January that will teach...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that starting March 20, 2017, organic...
The Bladen County Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently completed its 2015 County Committee Elections...
The Bladen County Cooperative Extension is offering the popular Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program...
Donate Deer to Help Farmers and Feed the Hungry Farmers and communities manage deer...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expanding a quarantine...
The East Bladen High School Junior FFA land judging team placed second in recent...
RALEIGH – Corner stores have until Dec. 31 to apply for funding that is...
RALEIGH – Organizers of the N.C. Agritourism Networking Association’s annual conference have extended the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Michigan Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Christine...
The Bladenboro Farmers Market and the Cape Fear Farmers Market in Elizabethtown are open...
The Regional Chicken Project is an opportunity for youth in FFA and 4-H in...
[slideshow_deploy id=’73530′] The Bladen County Farm-City Week Banquet was held on Tuesday at the...
RALEIGH – Farms across the state are opening up to visitors for the holidays,...
RALEIGH – Veterinarians, physicians and other health professionals will gather in Durham next month...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission recently held its first meeting, officially beginning...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Nov....
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val...
RALEIGH – November is Pecan Month in North Carolina, which usually signifies the busiest...
There is new Consumer Horticulture Agent who has joined the ranks of the Bladen...
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor today...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that the U.S. Department of...
RALEIGH – As floodwaters recede and cleanup continues, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and...
More than Half a Million Americans Involved with Protecting 24 Million Acres USDA will...
RALEIGH – Flooding in eastern North Carolina and drought in western counties has state...
The Bladen County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Tuesday, November 1,...
Today Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack of the United States Department of Agriculture signed 39...
To see more pictures from Saturday’s Beast Fest, click here. Story by Erin Smith...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue nearly $1.7 billion in...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning...
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Graham and Jackson...
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on...
In an effort to assist home owners that have been affected by the Hurricane...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov....
USDA Announces Streamlined Guaranteed Loans and Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of a streamlined version...
By Erin Smith Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Bob Etheridge submitted a formal...
Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need...
RALEIGH – Farmers whose crops were flooded by Hurricane Matthew face not only the...
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate was 4.7 percent, increasing 0.1...
USDA Announces Streamlined Guaranteed Loans and Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of...
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to provide benefits to...
ECP Signup Period October 24, 2016 thru December 23, 2016 As a result of...
RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups pursuing farmland preservation projects have until Dec....
By: Erin Smith View more photos, click now The Farm Service Agency Executive Director...
Ag’em Up Days, a two day Agricultural Field Day Adventure for Bladen County 3...
RALEIGH – The flood water hasn’t receded yet, but initial reports show that North...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is ready to dispatch...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has activated its toll-free...
Wednesday is full of surveying damages done my Hurricane Matthew. North Carolina Agricultural Commissioner,...
By: Erin Smith Bladen County farmers were beginning the process of assessing the damage...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning today, many of the 1.7...
By: Erin Smith While the forecast track of Hurricane Matthew has shifted a little...
RALEIGH – With Hurricane Matthew looking more certain to affect North Carolina, Agriculture Commissioner...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler released the following statement regarding Gov. Pat McCrory’s...
Two Bladen County brothers were recognized on Tuesday afternoon by North Carolina Tree Farm...
RALEIGH – A pomegranate wine from Lumberton and a muscadine from Mocksville were the...
Settle back, relax and get ready to take some fun trips exploring remarkable wines...
A fall festival is planned for Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Clarkton Entertainment Center...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Senate Committee on...
[slideshow_deploy id=’65782′] A delegation of Bladen County 4-H members attended 4-H Citizenship North Carolina...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently received a five-year,...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund recently awarded more...
RALEIGH – Recent reports of mosquito spraying for Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases...
[slideshow_deploy id=’64602′] Giorgio’s Italian Restaurant in Elizabethtown was presented with a copy of a...
RALEIGH – HH Architecture of Raleigh has been selected to design the new Agricultural...
RALEIGH – From celebrating alpacas to picking apples and from corn mazes to pumpkin...
The Bladen County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Tuesday, November 1,...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative is seeking grant proposals focused on research...
[slideshow_deploy id=’63474′] Over the weekend Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery hosted and produced one...
The Elizabethtown Rotary Club met on Wednesday and learned about hatching eggs using an...
On Tuesday, August 2, during the FFA State Leadership Conference, Mrs. Mary Stokes spoke...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service’s updated fee schedule for woodland management plans took...
RALEIGH – The role of whole genome sequencing in reducing outbreaks of foodborne illnesses...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture North Carolina Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, SED...
On Friday, May 20, the West Bladen FFA Chapter was happy to welcome Sarah...
RALEIGH – The State Farmers Market is looking for the largest watermelon in North...
Wait no longer Bladen County for organic food offered at the farmer’s market. Otter...
My heart is heavy, for a lot of reasons. I wasn’t there for either...
[slideshow_deploy id=’59710′] GOLDSBORO – N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler today announced the federal designation...
The North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Farmer’s & Communities Manage Deer program will conduct a...
[slideshow_deploy id=’59367′] The Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in Elizabethtown was a busy place on...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has released its 2016 seedling catalog. “The Forest...
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking 200 seasonal employees...
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the...
RALEIGH – A Pitt County quarter horse has been confirmed as having died after...
Lumberton – Southeastern Health (SeHealth) announces the successful completion of its new accreditation process...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will celebrate N.C. Peach...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service is encouraging land owners in Western North Carolina...
RALEIGH — This has been a wet spring, with weather affecting some crops early...
Bladen County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Chris Tatum announced that producers...
