Category: Cooperative Extension
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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Educational Sessions at Small Farms Week Give Farmers Ideas for Growth
Farmers, Extension agents and others interested in small-scale farming gathered recently at the N.C. A&T University Farm to learn about everything from using technology in farming to growing specialty crops.
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Student “Chats” Tackle Agricultural Issues
Friendly, but impassioned, debate on pros and cons of various issues in agriculture engaged students in Ag Chat sessions, held during this year’s Small Farms Week.
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Honey Farm Provides Sweet Ending to 2025 Small Farms Week
About 90 participants journeyed to Secret Garden Bees honey farm in Linden, N.C., which is owned by 2024 Small Farmers of the Year co-winners Jim Hartman and his wife, Christi. Guests were greeted with biscuits – fresh from a wood-burning stove – with honey and jelly, and welcoming remarks from the N.C. Cooperative Extension and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials.
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Small Farms Week ’25 Sparks the “Next Gen” at Warren County Kick-Off
The 39th annual N.C. Small Farms Week festivities kicked off March 24 in Warren County, home of 2024 co-winner of the N.C. Small Farmer of the Year award, Patrick Brown of Brown Family Farms, with a luncheon, networking, and a panel discussion designed to ignite the next generation of growers.
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“Passionate, Knowledgeable, Collaborative”: Granville Couple are 2025 Small Farmers of the Year
When Elvin and Madeline Eaton of Fairport Farm in Kittrell, N.C., decided to try growing produce and microgreens as a retirement venture, they resolved to do things differently on their quarter-acre farm: No tilling, no commercial fertilizers or pesticides, and beds that stayed in place for multiple seasons, rather than rotating.
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Move to Pork Production Allowing More Farmers to Bring Home the Bacon
Moving from one operation to another is a leap of faith for farmers. But, if done with care and under guidance, changing a farm’s main commodity offers both financial and experiential rewards, farmers statewide say.
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Small-Scale Farmers Get Tips on Growing and Promoting Specialty Produce
Peter Smith and his son, Peter Smith, Jr., stopped by the N.C. A&T University Farm on their way back to their Dorchester, S.C., farm recently, hoping to learn more about growing specialty crops on their property.
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