(Elizabethtown, NC), June 1, 2016 –Bladen County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director...
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The nomination period for the Bladen FSA county committee begins on June 15, 2016....
RALEIGH – Consumers can expect a strong North Carolina blueberry crop this season, according...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm...
Gooden Farms 689 David Gooden Road Elizabethtown, NC Call: Grady 910-874-2860 or Chris ...
Fourteen restaurants and a meal delivery service are competing in the 2016 “Dig into...
Farmers will get the opportunity to create free web pages by attending a Regional...
RALEIGH – Twenty-seven North Carolina students have been awarded 2016 N.C. State Fair Youth...
The nomination period for local FSA County Committees will begin on June 15, 2016....
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that 29 agritourism...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54872′] On May 10, the soccer field at Bladen County Parks and Recreation...
RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors recently conducted a month...
RALEIGH – Hardly a county in North Carolina can say it is immune from...
[slideshow_deploy id=’52685′] Kuraray employees of the Fayetteville site hosted 30 Elizabethtown Middle School students,...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide a new financing option to...
Due to current dry and windy conditions, the North Carolina Forest Service and Brunswick...
RALEIGH – N.C. strawberry growers expect to start the season early this year despite...
RALEIGH – With a variety of farm tours and open houses scheduled in April...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected...
Fifth grader Alyssa Strickland, fourth grader Addie Bowen, and third grader Chandler Bordeaux from...
RALEIGH – Following the discovery of the federally listed noxious weed cogongrass in northern...
The 4-H Presentation District Competition judges are needed for the annual 4-H Activity Day...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has launched a tag...
By Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Governor...
Chapel Hill farm was producing dairy products outside state standards RALEIGH – The N.C....
There will be a sheep and meat/dairy goat field day on Saturday, March 19,...
RALEIGH- Don’t play the guessing game with your garden vegetables or yard for the...
RALEIGH – North Carolina cotton growers will vote April 1 on whether to continue...
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant proposals for...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reminds growers that properly...
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting grant proposals for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the competitive...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pecan Growers Association will hold its annual conference March 5...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host workshops for...
RALEIGH — The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has...
A new building that is under construction at Taylor Manufacturing is beginning to take...
RALEIGH – Oaks Unlimited Inc., a Waynesville lumber company, has been named 2016 Exporter...
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that producers who...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will hold four...
[slideshow_deploy id=’41549′] The Bladenboro Historical Society placed monuments in front of four newly planted...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will be in Washington, D.C., Sunday to Tuesday...
Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension I love the North Carolina State Fair....
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has confirmed that laurel wilt, a devastating disease...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced that the N.C. Department of Agriculture and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Yadkin counties...
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
North Carolina Cooperative Extension (Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland County Centers) will host...
An integral part of fulfilling Farm Bureau’s mission is to make leadership development available...
The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for individuals in Ashe,...
RALEIGH – Registration is open for the fifth annual Food Business Conference, which will...
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Isle of Wight,...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting two events...
RALEIGH – N.C. farmers interested in learning about the requirements for selling their products...
RALEIGH – Flue-cured tobacco growers in North Carolina will have a chance to vote...
There will be an Agriculture and Forest Landowners meeting on Wednesday, January 27, from...
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that the suspension of live poultry...
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday, Jan. 6 that in 2015, wildfires...
Smithfield Foods’ Tar Heel plant was recently awarded the 2015 Guardian of the Envirothon...
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission held the first of several public hearings scheduled...
The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held December 6-8...
Regional Chicken Project is an opportunity for youth ages 5 to 18 involved in...
We are holding another Holiday Hay Fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 19, from 11 a.m. until...
The N.C. Forest Service is encouraging people to exercise caution this holiday season...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2015 – Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of...
[slideshow_deploy id=’34525′] The Powell-Melvin Agricultural Center in Elizabethtown was packed full Tuesday evening for...
A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY…...
WASHINGTON, November 6, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed members of the...
RALEIGH – County governments and nonprofit groups pursuing farmland preservation projects have until Dec....
Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund announces 2015 grant recipients RALEIGH – The...
LOUISVILLE, October 29, 2015—Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced a commitment by the...
Farmers to Receive Documentation of USDA Services Local Offices Issue Receipts for Services Provided
(Elizabethtown, NC), October 23, 2015 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 19...
There will be a Ruminant (Beef Cattle, Meat Goat, and Sheep) Nutrition and Forages...
[slideshow_deploy id=’29425′] Ag’em Up Days, a two day Agricultural Field Day Adventure for Bladen...
Woody Marlowe has farmed for about 50 years, working through hurricanes and drenching rains....
[slideshow_deploy id=’28522′] As clouds continued trapping the sunshine Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory, and state...
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is activating a toll-free...
RALEIGH – Farmers across the state are urged to clear drainage ditches, secure signage...
The Bladen County Tobacco Research Referendum will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015....
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler signed an emergency order today expanding the quarantine...
[slideshow_deploy id=’24202′] Bladen County 4-H’ers took part in the 2015 North Carolina 4-H Congress,...
Bladen County 4-H’ers took part in the 2015 North Carolina 4-H Congress, held in...
By: Charlotte Smith We saw some Bladen County Farmers hard at work this week...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is holding five regional...
RALEIGH – Five more counties have come under quarantine rules restricting the movement of...
Kenansville, NC: A large gathering of over 2,000 hog farmers, pork industry employees, and...
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the...
(Raleigh, NC), July 2, 2015 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency...
(Elizabethtown, N.C.), July 1, 2015 –Bladen County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2015 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today...
In March, 2015, the Department of Justice submitted a status report on the Hispanic...
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the...
Dry weather helping yields RALEIGH – Blueberry growers across North Carolina are expecting a...
Free basic coverage and discounted premiums available for new and under served loan applicants...
On May 14, 2015, the soccer field at Bladen County Parks and Recreation on...
I don’t know about you, but I can eat bacon for breakfast every day...
By Jefferson Weaver The state moved a step closer to expanding captive deer farms...
Want to know what makes NC Blueberries special? [slideshow_deploy id=’12959′] Blueberries were first planted...