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USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs

NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

Published - January 4, 2026

From: NC FarmLink

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"

4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

Published - November 13, 2025

From: Dairy

Aaron Blackmon, N.C. Cooperative Extension livestock agent, in one of his hog barns at his Bladenboro, N.C., farm.

CALS Alum Extends Roots to Support Agriculture

Published - February 14, 2025

From: NC State Extension

NC State Extension digital skills agents teach valuable skills

NC State Extension Agents Help Close the Digital Divide

Published - August 8, 2024

From: NC State Extension

Columbus County Cooperative Extension Is Now on YouTube!

Published - June 20, 2023

NC State Extension digital skill training Kenny Sherin

NC State Extension to Expand Digital Skills Education

Published - June 7, 2023

From: NC State Extension

callery pear tree blooming in forest edge

Callery Pear - Please Beware!

Published - March 17, 2021

From: Extension Forestry

Anaerobic Digester Systems graphic

Anaerobic Digester Systems for NC Farms

Published - January 5, 2021

From: Dairy

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Judging Contest

Locust Hill Cattle Livestock Judging Contest

Published - May 27, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program

symptoms of glomerella leaf spot on apple leaves in the rain

Apple Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2026

Published - May 26, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples

close up of a tobacco plant with necrotic tissue due to TSW disease

Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2026

Published - May 26, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information

4-H members in matching green shirts and black caps participate in the Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge; one stirs a red saucepan with a spatula while another holds a small container. Both wear white aprons and blue gloves.

Historic Year for the Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge

Published - May 26, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H

Green vine with multiple leaves chewed by insects among dry twigs and bare soil

Scout for Foliage Feeding From Asiatic Garden Beetle

Published - May 26, 2026

From: Cotton

ripening blackberries

Register Now for Caneberry Biocontrol and Production Workshop

Published - May 25, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms

Planting peanuts near Lewiston North Carolina

Valor Applied 4-5 Days after Planting Peanut Notes No. 84 2026

Published - May 23, 2026

From: Peanut

Peanut seedling that has recently emerged

Controlling Emerged Texas Millet Peanut Notes No. 83 2026

Published - May 23, 2026

From: Peanut

peanut seedling with roots exposed

Dan Anco Clemson Comments Peanut Notes No. 82 2026

Published - May 23, 2026

From: Peanut

row peanuts near Rocky Mount

Volunteer Pumpkins in Peanut Peanut Notes No. 81 2026

Published - May 23, 2026

From: Peanut

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