Local Foods Week Kick-Off September 21
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Local Farm Tour September 27th - Free Event, Pre-Registration Required
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NCDA&CS Activates Hotline to Help Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Florence
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Statement From Agriculture Commissioner Troxler on Waiving of Motor Vehicle Regulations to Help Farmers
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2018 Tri-County Livestock & Pasture Management Field Day September 27
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Register Now! Marketing Local Meat | An NC Choices Intensive | 8.23.18
Register Here: https://bit.ly/2tlXeKR Marketing Local Meat: a hands-on intensive for meat producers This full-day marketing workshop for local meat producers focuses …
Small Scale Poultry Seminar
Small Scale Poultry Grower Regional Seminar Producing Safe, Healthy Poultry Meat, Farm to Table Thursday, May 24, 2018 NC Cooperative Extension Franklin County …
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