Category: Cooperative Extension
Farmers Glean Tips on Sustainable, Organic Practices on “Road Trip”
Ace Henderson of Fire Belly Farm in Charlotte wasn’t sure what to expect when he hopped on a bus with 20 other farmers to tour eight farms in two days.
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Small-Scale Growers Learn Tropical Crop Tips at Ginger Field Day
A tropical plant with culinary, medicinal and niche market potential for small-scale farmers was the star attraction in the second annual Ginger Field Day, hosted by the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.
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Opening Doors to Agribusiness: New Center Focuses on Technology, Entrepreneurship
André Davis is excited to see the launch of the Agriculture Business Innovation Center (ABIC) at N.C. A&T. “I know that it’s going to help benefit me,” said Davis, owner of Drozik’s Urban Farm in High Point, North Carolina. “I’m looking forward to it because (the ABIC team has) that drive or that initiative that I need to get me to the next level.”
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A&T Partners on Mental-Health Grant to Support Helene-Affected Farmers, Communities
More is expected of farmers and ranchers than any other group of people, said Crystal Cook-Marshall, Ph.D., director of NC AgrAbility and agromedicine coordinator for Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.
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Summer of Service: Extension Interns Learn to Teach
As a summer intern working at the Guilford County office of Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, college student Camryn Ross found herself on the other end of education — teaching.
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Eastern Region Tour Highlights Cooperative Extension’s Diverse Programs
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Power was a central theme of the 2025 Cooperative Extension Eastern Region Tour. The power of research, of persistence, of science, of education and of community.
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Minor Named Interim Dean of N.C. A&T’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Immunologist Radiah Corn Minor, Ph.D. has been named interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, effective July 1.
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Small Farms Field Day 2025 Meets Farmers’ Needs with Presentations, Demonstrations
Chris Broberg and Heather Haley hope to increase the variety of what they grow at their farm, Broley Homestead, in Ramseur, N.C.
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Extension Brings Communities Together in the Garden
Rhonda Watlington had every intention of starting a small garden three years ago when she bought a raised gardening bed, but …
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Raised Garden Beds Bring the Farm to Hungry Aggies
If North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students can’t go to the University Farm, well then, the farm will come to them — in a manner of speaking.
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4-H Students Battle for Air, Land Dominance in 2025 Game of Drones
4-H student teams from fourteen schools across the state clashed at N.C. A&T’s Moore Gymnasium this spring, testing their coding and critical thinking skills during the 2025 4-H Game of Drones competition.
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Youngest USDA-Certified Farmer Steals Hearts at Small Farms Week 2025
Kendall Rae Johnson’s bubbly personality and cheery smile easily won over the crowd at Small Farms Week 2025.
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