Category: Cooperative Extension
Regional Small Farms Conference Helps Farmers Grow Their Knowledge
More than 130 guests from across three states joined interests and expertise to co-host, and attend, Cooperative Extension’s first Regional Small Farms Conference at the N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion this fall.
Read MoreSmall Farms Week 2025 To Explore the Next Generation of Agriculture
The 39th annual Small Farms Week — North Carolina A&T State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture — is set for March 23-29 and will address the many technologies and best practices that are changing agricultural production on farms of all sizes.
Read MoreFarmers, Extension Hit the Highway for Sustainable, Organic ‘Road Trip’
Some of the farmers joining N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension’s educational program had decades of experience. Others were, well, new to the field, so to speak. All were interested in learning more about organic, sustainable and climate-smart farming.
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2024 Grassroots Leadership Conference Aims to Help Leaders Reimagine Their Communities
Community leaders and volunteers from across North Carolina will come together Nov. 21 in Raleigh for the annual Grassroots Leadership Conference (GLC), a one-day event to discuss local issues and develop strategies for positive change.
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N.C. A&T Extension Using Google Grant to Boost AI Education
Artificial intelligence increasingly plays a role in our lives. Mark Light, Ph.D., wants to ensure that North Carolina 4-H agents and youth have the opportunity to understand AI and put it to use as a tool for learning and discovery.
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N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension Responds to Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene cut a devastating swath across Western North Carolina and through the state’s $111 billion agricultural economy.
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N.C. A&T Extension Summer Interns Reflect on Program’s Impacts
Rachel Martin (second from left), sophomore at A&T who interned in Scotland County under the...
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Climate-Smart Field Day Draws Southeast Growers
John Kimes, cattle research specialist, coordinates an equipment demonstration, during the...
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“Bringing the Fun Back to Fitness” at N.C. A&T Wellness Training Day
Shewana McSwain, the Try Healthy SNAP-Ed coordinator with Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, joined forces with other campus and county faculty and staff, including Ryan O’Connor, Patrice Dollar, Katryn Eske, Ph.D., and Morgan Malone to lead an inspiring wellness training session during N.C. A&T’s Division of Student Affairs End-of-Year Retreat earlier this summer. The event was held at Barber Park Event Center in Greensboro. Shewana and Ryan’s segment, “Bringing the Fun Back to Fitness,” was a highlight of the event and featured an over-and-under ball transfer competition and a hula hoop pass through relay race. Both sparked some spirited discussion and fostered team building.
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Small Farms Field Day Highlights New Techniques
Small-scale farmers and researchers across North Carolina learned the essentials of pork and ginger production, plasticulture, and climate-smart practices during this year’s Small Farms Field Day.
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N.C. A&T-Led Heirs Property Team Wins State-Level Cooperative Extension Award
An N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension-led program designed to help landowners protect and preserve their generational land has earned a major award from the N.C. Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists.
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4-H ‘Game of Drones’ Brings Coding Battle Back to N.C. A&T
4-H students battled with codes and drones, on the ground and in the air, to see who would be called “Ruler of the Earth and Sky.”
The second annual Game of Drones, a collaboration between N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension’s 4-H STEM program and Fayetteville-based STEM learning organization STEMerald City, LLC, took place April 27 in Moore Gym.
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