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Who Will Be 2023 Small Farmer of the Year?

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Healthy farmers smiling at Small Farms Week event in North Carolina.

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A legacy farm in the making in Enfield

Richard and Linette Hewlin

A “Century Farm” in Mount Olive

Joyce Martin Bowden and Jeannette Martin Horn

An organic farm in Louisburg

Julius Griffin

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Founded in 1891 in Greensboro, North Carolina, N.C. A&T is the nation’s largest historically Black university and a premier 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution. Home to more than 14,000 students, A&T is nationally recognized as the top public HBCU in the country and the number one producer of Black graduates in engineering and agriculture. With over $2.4 billion in annual economic impact, the university combines rigorous academics, pioneering research, and a vibrant campus culture to prepare the next generation of global leaders. 

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Recycling Innovation Keeps Pesticide Containers out of Landfills 

Recycling Innovation Keeps Pesticide Containers out of Landfills 

Kim Hill knows that keeping plastic out of landfills is good for the environment and for her county’s bottom line.  
Robeson County Couple Named 2022 Small Farmers of the Year

Robeson County Couple Named 2022 Small Farmers of the Year

EAST GREENSBORO, NC – Millard and Connie Locklear, a Robeson County couple who grow fruits, vegetables, and culinary and medicinal herbs, were honored as North Carolina’s 2022 Small Farmers of the Year, a recognition awarded by Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T State University as part of its annual Small Farms Week.
Robot “Dogs” On the Hunt for Crop-Destroying Pests, Diseases, Weeds

Robot “Dogs” On the Hunt for Crop-Destroying Pests, Diseases, Weeds

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences has put three new “dogs” on the hunt for crop-destroying pests, plant diseases and invasive weeds, all to help growers manage their fields, their time and their budgets.
CAES Researcher Receives Grant to Study Medicinal Crops

CAES Researcher Receives Grant to Study Medicinal Crops

Kathleen Liang, Ph.D., W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, has received a $20,000 grant from a division of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the growth, use and marketability of medicinal crops.
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