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Helene Forestry Recovery Workshop- March 21st, 2025
Forest landowners suffered a tremendous loss of investment when Hurricane Helene leveled 822,000 acres of forestland. Many have been scrambling to determine what options are available to restore…
Slides and Video for the Helene Response Resources for Farmers and Farm Workers Webinar Are Available
Many of the slides and the recorded video for the webinar tailored for WNC Christmas tree farmers have been updated on the forestrywebinars.net website. Area Specialized Agent Sam Marshall's slides…
A Special Acknowledgment
A special acknowledgment goes to Skyler Murray, our Livestock and Field Crops Agent, who celebrated her second anniversary with North Carolina Cooperative Extension-McDowell County Center on…
Disaster Relief Assistance: Taxable Event or Not?
In light of Hurricane Helene and the subsequent assistance provided by the federal, state, and local governments along with other entities and individuals, many recipients are now asking, "will we be…
Helene Response Resources for Farmers and Farmworkers (Webinar)
NC State Extension Forestry, in partnership with state and federal agencies supporting the recovery efforts, will host a webinar on October 24 to share vital information and resources with Western…
Soil Management Recommendations for Helene-Impacted Western N.C.
Hurricane Helene caused great devastation throughout much of Western North Carolina and farm fields were not spared. There are reports of impacts to fields in all landscape positions. This situation…
Moving Hay From Fire Ant Quarantine Areas (Helene Recovery)
[Download a PDF version of this post.]The imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta; IFA) is a federally regulated invasive species that is a threat to agriculture and poses a health concern to humans,…
