Small Farms Week 2025 To Explore the Next Generation of AgricultureNovember 19, 2024 | CAES, Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekThe 39th annual Small Farms Week -- North Carolina A&T State University’s annual tribute to small-scale ...Read More
It’s a Tie: Farmers from Warren, Cumberland Counties Share 2024 Small Farmer of the Year AwardApril 3, 2024 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekTwo North Carolina farmers were named Small Farmers of the Year this week as N.C. Agricultural and Technical State ...Read More
Warren, Cumberland County Farmers Named Finalists for N.C. Small Farmer of the Year AwardMarch 21, 2024 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekA fourth-generation family farm in Warren County in operation since 1865 and a small farm in Cumberland County run ...Read More
Small Farms Week Keynote Speaker Aims to Inspire OthersFebruary 27, 2024 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekWhen Ron Simmons told his friends and coworkers he planned to become a farmer, “they fell off their chairs ...Read More
Small Farms Week 2024 Exploring “New Paths to Profits”November 27, 2023 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekEAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – New niche crops, ethnic foods and multicultural food traditions are all on the menu for ...Read More
Small Farms Field Day 2023 Brings Growers to CampusJune 26, 2023 | CAES, Cooperative Extension, Small Farms Week, University FarmSheep, swine and small farmers were in the spotlight during Cooperative Extension at A&T’s Small Farms Field ...Read More
Panel: Climate change putting farmers in the hot seatApril 21, 2023 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekWarmer nights, farmland loss and changing consumer habits all add up to create a challenging environment for ...Read More
Wayne County sisters are 2023 Small Farmers of the YearApril 3, 2023 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekEAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 3) – Joyce Martin Bowden left her family’s Wayne County farm for college, marriage ...Read More
Small Farms Week 2023 Focuses on Resilience, Growth in a Changing ClimateFebruary 20, 2023 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekEAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – The countdown has begun for Small Farms Week 2023, North Carolina Agricultural and ...Read More
Annual Celebration of N.C. Small-Scale Farming returns in personNovember 18, 2022 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin ...Read More
Cheating Climate Change: Climate-resilient farming provides financial benefits for N.C. growers, study showsApril 19, 2022 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekClimate-resilient agriculture practices can help small farms in North Carolina adapt to a changing climate ...Read More
Robeson County Couple Named 2022 Small Farmers of the YearMarch 24, 2022 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekEAST GREENSBORO, NC – Millard and Connie Locklear, a Robeson County couple who grow fruits, vegetables, and ...Read More
Robeson, Montgomery County Growers Named Small Farmer of the Year FinalistsMarch 11, 2022 | CAES, Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekA Robeson County farm couple who grows fruits, vegetables, and culinary and medicinal herbs and a veteran farmer ...Read More
Fifth-generation Black Farmer to Deliver Keynote as Part of Small Farms Week 2022February 22, 2022 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekPhillip J. Haynie III, a fifth-generation Black farmer, loves his work. He also realizes he is part of what might ...Read More
36th Annual Celebration of Small-scale Farming in North Carolina set for March 21 – 26February 8, 2022 | Cooperative Extension, Small Farms WeekNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin ...Read More