Forage Fridays: White Clover
Our next installment of forage Fridays covers white clover. This is a popular forage to mix with perennial grasses, …
Agriculture & Food
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Forage Fridays
We’re starting a new series of forage information, called Forage Fridays. Of course, I was late with the first …
Barn to Badge: Branan and Chatham County Sheriff Discuss Loose Livestock and Trespassing
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor, worked with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County and the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office …
Administrative Law: Exhaustion Required for Administrative Bona Fide Farm Determination
While the term “bona fide farm” is used by various government agencies to express their version of whether a …
Partition Proceedings: Equitable Treatment of Reimbursement for Taxes; Marriage Burden of Proof
Property taxes paid on land held in co-tenancy are often paid by a single person to the benefit of …
Think the Ground Is Dry? Wet? Not Sure?
The NC Drought Monitor website lets you see current and historical drought conditions. Also discussed are river levels and …
Show and Sale Workshops
See below for the list of Show and Sale workshops for 2020. Participants must attend a minimum of two …
Cattlemen's Association Calendar
See the link below for the 2020 Cattlemen’s Association Calendar. Call the office at 919-731-1520 or email stefani.sykes@waynegov.com for …
2019 - NC's Warmest Year...so Far
It’s official. According to the blog posted by the North Carolina State University Climate Office, 2019 edged out 1990 …
Jan/Feb 2020 Livestock Newsletter
Check out our new livestock newsletter for January and February! Call our office at 919-731-1520 for more information. January 2020 …
2020 Show and Sale
That time of year again–time to be thinking about the Wayne County Show and Sale!! Anyone who lives in …
Coastal Plains Chicken Project 2020
It’s time for the Coastal Plains Chicken Project again! Youth have the option to purchase red sex link laying …
Hemp: Branan's Presentation From CFSA SAC 2019
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor with the NC State University Agricultural and Resource Economics department, participated in a series …
Livestock Newsletter
See below for our Livestock Newsletter for November and December 2019. Contact the office at 919-731-1525 if you have …
Bankruptcy: Chapter 12 Bankruptcies Up 31% in Southeast
Brownfield’s reports that Chapter 12 bankruptcies – the federal bankruptcy chapter for family farms (11 U.S.C. Chapter 12) – …
CCA Training, December 10-12
CCA_web form registration 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension of Johnston County will host the annual CCA training once again. Come and receive …
Farm and Value-Added Processing Labor: Branan Presents With Farmer Panel at Annual Carolina Meat Conference
Andrew Branan, ARE Extension Assistant Professor, was invited to participate in a discussion on employment law issues faced by …
Turkey Show Tips From the Girls Who Know
The 2019 Youth Market Turkey Show is just around the corner and youth all over the state are preparing …
Farm Tenancy: Letter Template Available to Timely Terminate Verbal Farm Rental Arrangements
Though empirical data is lacking, it is believed that a majority of farmland acres in North Carolina are rented …
Wills: NC Court of Appeals Interprets Per Stirpes Testamentary Intent
The North Carolina Court of Appeals demonstrated in September that use of the common law term per stirpes – …
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- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC FarmLink
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- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
- Peanut Growers Information
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- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
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