NC AgVentures Grant Opportunity for Farmers
NC AgVentures Grant Program will begin accepting applications for the 2021 round of grants on October 15, 2020. The deadline …
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NC State Team Finds Solution for Sweetpotato Problem
RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State University researchers have determined a postharvest treatment that significantly reduces crop loss due to …
FDA Announces Key FSMA Rule to Advance Traceability of Foods
The FDA has proposed a new rule that lays the foundation for the end-to-end food traceability across the food industry that …
New Toolbox Helps Dairy Farmers Navigate CFAP
ARLINGTON, VA. — Following USDA’s announcement last week of a new round of disaster assistance to agricultural producers, with signup beginning …
Sweet Potato, Tobacco, Hemp and Christmas Tree Growers Eligible for CFAP 2 Assistance
RALEIGH, NC — “I am certainly thankful that the administration and USDA included four major North Carolina crops in the …
Kenosha, Wisconsin Farmer Plants Two Million Sunflowers to Make People Smile
One Wisconsin man has been very busy during the pandemic: He’s planted two million sunflowers to give joy to …
How to Control the "Spill" of Your Drill
Calibrating your grain drill doesn’t have to be complicated. NC State Extension Area Agent Tim Hambrick explains in 3 …
Funding Will Help Cover Some of the Costs for Organic Certification
WASHINGTON — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist …
Grant Opportunity for NC Farmers!
NC AgVentures is an Extension program that provides grants to North Carolina independent family farms for new and innovative …
NC Residents Warned Not to Plant Unsolicited Foreign Seed Sent to Them
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina residents who have received seed shipments that they did not order from China or …
Parasite Infestations Revealed by Tiny Chicken Backpacks
In recent years, concern for the well-being of livestock has given rise to more farms where poultry are allowed …
By Tweaking Their Diet, Burger King Said Tuesday That It Believes It Can Reduce a Cows’ Daily Methane Emissions by About 33%
WASHINGTON — Burger King is staging an intervention with its cows. The chain has rebalanced the diet of some …