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From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 3, Num. 1
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Pea Grain Field Day
Please join us for Pea Grain Field Day Wednesday May 8, 2019, at the Central Crops Research Station, 13223 US Business 70 …
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New Tools Help With Visa Applications and Farm Loans
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FDA Announces Potential Legal Path for CBD Products
The FDA released a statement on April 2, 2019, announcing steps it will take to create potential legal pathways …
Changes to GAP Billing Policy
For any growers completing voluntary USDA GAP audits in 2019, there is a new USDA billing policy. Growers will …
Farm Bureau / Soil & Water Free Seed Program
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Hurricane Florence Agriculture Disaster Program: Know Your Application Status and the Payment Calculation Process
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Innovative Women in Ag Program
This innovative program will be offered March 22-23, 2019,12:30 p.m., at 1175 Kingsboro Rd., Rocky Mount. Join us for this new …
Pesticide Collection Day
Free Old/Unused Pesticide Collection Day Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or …
2018 Impacts - Franklin County Center
The following 2018 Outcome and Impacts video and flyer is a representation showing the number of educational events and …
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Industrial Hemp and the Farm Bill
NEWS RELEASE January 24, 2019 Charles Mitchell | 919-496-3344, charles_mitchell@ncsu.edu Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Franklin County Industrial Hemp and the Farm Bill Growers still …
Tobacco Associates Export Promotion Referendum Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
A check-off referendum will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in each flue-cured producing county in North Carolina. …
2019 NCSU Tobacco Short Course Announcement and Application
This application is for 25 participants in a tobacco production and marketing four-day short course sponsored by the NC …
Winter Field Crop Update
The 2019 Regional Tobacco Production Meeting and GAP Recertification Training will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The …
2019 NC State Tobacco Short Course
Applications are now available for the 2019 NC State University Tobacco Short Course. The program will begin on Monday, …
NCDA&CS News - Hurricane Recovery County Expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2018 CONTACT: Andrea Ashby, director NCDA&CS Public Affairs 919-707-3004 Additional counties may be eligible for agricultural disaster assistance Farmers …
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