+ the latest from your AGW farming family View as Webpage Dear Dennis, I hope this email finds you and your families safe, well and warm enough while many face some brutal winter storms on top of the standard cold sogginess. Weather aside, this can be a tough time of year in general, but especially …
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NCSFA will be hosting an educational program on Pruning Blueberries and Grape Vines Date: Feb 16th, 2022 Time: 4pm - 6pm Expert: Colby Griffin, Extension Agent - Agriculture, Commercial & Consumer Horticulture Location: Twin Creek Farm, 147 Pilot Riley Road, Zebulon, NC 27597 Cost: Free for NCSFA Members (annual dues $10/per farm) or $10/ per …
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USDA Invests $1 Billion to Improve Community Infrastructure for People Living in Rural Towns Across the Country BESSEMER, Ala., Jan. 26, 2022 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh today announced that USDA is investing $1 billion to build and improve critical community facilities in 48 states, Puerto Rico and …
View as Webpage January 26, 2022 As 2022 begins with a burst of good news from the Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count, we're reminded of the incredible resilience of invertebrates. Given half a chance and a single season, their numbers can rebound. To that end, Xerces is committed to providing you the tools you need to …
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FAS 2021 Highlights: Expanding Opportunities, Tackling Challenges for U.S. Agriculture on a Global Scale WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service and Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area were proud to lead USDA’s international efforts during 2021 to create more and better markets for U.S. agriculture, address …
January 21, 2022 Resources for Energy Assistance this Winter
How is is local food and farming being affected on a policy level? View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Welcome to the January 2022 edition of The Buzz. I can’t believe it’s been nearly two years since I started with CFSA, roughly a month after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we …
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Contact: APHISpress WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed two additional findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds – one in Colleton County, South Carolina and one in Hyde County, North Carolina. These finds follow confirmation on January …
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Are you interested in raising meat rabbits for production? If so, join NC Cooperative Extension for an Introduction to Meat Rabbit Production for producers. This will be a three-part series. You can attend one or all of the sessions. January 13 - Designing a Business Plan, Housing, Breed SelectionJanuary 20 - Nutrition/Health, Predator Control, ProcessingJanuary …
Navigating Farm Financial & Mental Health Crises is a project of RAFI-USA in partnership with North Carolina State University (NCSU), the Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP), the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute (NCAI), and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and funded by Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE). The purpose of the project is …
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