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Carrots, raspberries, spinach and walnuts with overlaid text "SPECIALTY CROPS"

New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers

USDA Makes $2 Billion Available to Support Expansion of Current and Development of New Markets The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance…

North Carolina Sweetpotatoes Field Day — 10 October 2024, Clinton Research Station, 2450 Faison Hwy

NCSU Sweetpotato Field Day

Save the Date!REGISTER ONLINE HERE Thursday, October 10th, 2024Registration will begin at 2:00 PMOpening remarks at 3:00 PMField Day will conclude at 7:00 PMClinton Research Station2450 Faison…

NC Specialty Crop Block Grant Program logo

Over $1.6 Million Awarded for Specialty Crop Research

Nine North Carolina State University research projects that focus on helping specialty crop growers manage disease and adverse weather conditions, and that look at new plant varieties that could grow…

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; $1 Billion+ since 2006; $72.9M awarded in 2024

USDA Announces $82.3 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Industry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $82.3 million to 65 recipients to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops—including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops—and…

Produce Safety Field Day — Sept 24, 2024, 2–5PM, NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station

Produce Safety Field Day

The NC Fresh Produce Safety Task Force will be hosting its 3rd annual Produce Safety Field Day on Tuesday, September 24th at the NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station located in Salisbury, NC.The…

Drought turf

Managing Landscape Turfgrasses Under Heat and Drought Conditions

Drought stressed zoysiagrass in foreground and bermudagrass in background Drought-stressed turfgrass is the norm now for many areas of North Carolina. The US Drought Monitor of North Carolina…

Farm to College Breakfast — Mar 22, 2024 8–10 AM, Nash County Agricultural Center, Nashville NC

Cultivating Ideas Through Farm to College Breakfast

Please join us at the Ag Center on March 22nd at 8 am for a breakfast to gather and cultivate program ideas for an agriculture program at Nash Community College. Use the QR code, phone number, or…

Pile of red-orange turban squash with green leaves

Pumpkins & the Jack-O’-Lantern

I stumbled upon a rather humorous and anonymous quote recently that states, “It’s time for Fall in the South: pumpkins, mosquitoes, humidity, flipflops, and shorts…Okay, so it’s basically summer but…

Farmer holding cabbage beside chalkboard reading "LOCALLY GROWN" with assorted vegetables on table

Upcoming Produce Meetings

49th Annual NC Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association Conference November 2nd - 3rd, 2023N.C. Cooperative Extension, Guildford County Center3309 Burlington RoadGreensboro, NC 274052023 Program…

Person kneeling in a crop field using a tablet; text "AGRICULTURE AWARD" at top right

2023 Nash County Agriculture Awards

Nash County Farm-City Agriculture Awards2023N.C. Cooperative Extension of Nash County is now accepting nominees for our 2023 Agriculture Awards. These awards will be handed out at the Farm-City…