Late May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
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Cooking Up the Season - Summer Squash
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NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations
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On May 19 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its final rule on the direct payment portion of …
Early May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Recording of Bumble Bee Webinar Now Available for Viewing
In honor of Citizen Science Month, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a webinar on …
Cooking Up the Season - Chatting About Cabbage
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Animal Waste: Court Rules General Permits Are Not Exempt From NC Administrative Procedures Act
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Cooking Up the Season: Green Onions
The second video in the Cooking Up The Season mini-series has been posted to the Nash & Edgecombe Family …
ALERT: Agriculture-Only Window Opens for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Advance
[Note, given the urgency and high competition for this program, this is copied from the Small Business Administration website. …
Late April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Last Week in Agriculture and Natural Resource Law (May 2, 2020)
[This is a weekly posting summarizing (and yes, some aggregating) legal developments – case decisions, new statutes and regulations, …
Cooking Up the Season
I hope you are all doing well and are able to get outside to enjoy this beautiful weather. I …
Recording of Online Farm Store Webinar Now Available for Viewing
I have been working with area farmers and farmers’ markets as they adapt to changes brought on by the …
Increase Success With Your Vegetable & Ornamental Transplants!
Whether you are a commercial grower or a homeowner wanting to produce your own transplants, avoiding diseases, such as …
CARES Act for Farmers Part II: the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
[The following is written in anticipation of the release of interim rules from USDA on the described programs, and …
Bulk Buying Tips for Poultry
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COVID-19 and Local Foods: Seminar to Review Collaborative Farm Product Distribution Models
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused public attention on our food supply chain. While some bottlenecks have developed, experts are …
Early April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
COVID-19 and PPP: Farmer Resources and Emerging Issues
[This thread will be continually updated. An ad-hoc group of Cooperative Extension educators from several universities recently convened to …
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