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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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Milking the Moment: N.C. A&T Dairy Unveils New Automated Milking System

Milking the Moment: N.C. A&T Dairy Unveils New Automated Milking System

As a crowd of legislators, dairy industry leaders, faculty, staff and Cooperative Extension personnel watched, a small, brown Jersey cow stepped up to be milked in the N.C. A&T University Dairy on Wednesday morning.
Small Farms Week 2026 Celebrates 40Years of Growth and Impact

Small Farms Week 2026 Celebrates 40Years of Growth and Impact

Nearly 400 attendees joined Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T this year in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Small Farms Week, the annual event recognizing the state’s small-scale producers and educating the public on their contribution to N.C.’s agricultural economy. Events in the counties, at the University Farm and a dinner in the Alumni Event Center celebrated the “Deep Roots, Strong Impact” of N.C. farming.
Farmers, Extension Hit the Highway for Sustainable, Organic ‘Road Trip’

Farmers, 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.
“A Rake, a Hoe and a Shovel:” 2026 Winner Built Farm from Ground Up

“A Rake, a Hoe and a Shovel:” 2026 Winner Built Farm from Ground Up

Darius McKoy, the 2026 Small Farmer of the Year, didn’t have a tractor when he started farming four years ago in Sampson County, North Carolina.
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