04/03/2023 in Cooperative Extension
Sisters Joyce Martin Bowden and Jeannette Martin Horn and their farm, J&J Martin Produce LLC, were honored March 29 as North Carolina’s 2023 Small Farmers of the Year, a recognition awarded by Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as part of its annual Small Farms Week.
02/21/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The countdown has begun for Small Farms Week 2023, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture. The week will feature educational programs, demonstrations and the announcement of the 2023 Small Farmer of the Year.
02/17/2023 in Cooperative Extension
Registration is open for the Small Farms 360 Leadership Initiative’s fourth educational workshop to be held Feb. 21 -22 at the Bob Martin Eastern North Carolina Agricultural Center.
02/14/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s only twice-appointed leader, Secretary Thomas Vilsack, came to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University Farm on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to discuss the major investment USDA is making in climate-smart agriculture – and then, to get a first-hand look at those practices in action.
01/10/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
M. Ray McKinnie ‘76, Ph.D., has been selected to lead Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as associate dean/administrator, effective Jan. 1.
12/02/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin March 27, 2023, featuring educational programs, panel discussions, tours and the unveiling of a new Small Farmer of the Year.
10/14/2022 in Cooperative Extension
The annual Grassroots Leadership Conference (GLC) comes to eastern North Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 2, for an event where real people will discuss the issues they care about most and develop strategies for positive change.
10/03/2022 in Cooperative Extension
The Small Farms 360 Leadership Initiative will hold its third educational program Oct. 12 and 13 at the Vernon James Extension and Research Center.
08/31/2022 in Cooperative Extension
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) have partnered to host documentary screening and panel discussion centering around food security: who has it, who needs it, and what policy-makers, educators, community organizations and students can do to help.
03/30/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A research study by EDF and North Carolina A&T shows that climate-resilient agricultural practices can help small farms in North Carolina profit in a changing climate.
03/25/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Robeson County farmers named 2022's Small Farmers of the Year during North Carolina A&T's Small Farms Week.
02/17/2022 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture will begin March 21 and will feature educational programs, panel discussions, tours and the unveiling of a new Small Farmer of the Year.
11/18/2021 in Cooperative Extension, 4-H and Youth Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The USDA’s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk program awarded $640,000 to Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to launch the program Nia: Pathways and Purpose for the Future.
11/10/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
USDA-NIFA and Cooperative Extension named N.C. A&T’s Michelle Eley, Ph.D., the winner of this year’s Award for Excellence for 1890 land-grant institutions.
08/03/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Twenty-two North Carolina community gardens will receive stipends of up to $1,000 to enhance their gardens or make COVID-19-related purchases through a new program led by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T and funded by the NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation.
05/26/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The new Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T COVID response program was created when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reached out to USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) offering to fund innovative Extension education to advance adult immunization in rural, medically underserved, and other hard-to-reach communities.
04/26/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T is conducting a statewide needs assessment to better understand the issues facing underserved urban and rural communities in North Carolina.
03/24/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
As part of Small Farms Week, Mike Jones of Mae Farms has been named the 2021 N.C. Small Farmer of the Year, a recognition awarded annually by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.
12/22/2020 in Cooperative Extension, 4-H and Youth Development
Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T State University is one of 12 Extension programs across the country has received funding to launch a leadership development program aimed at youth in underserved urban and rural communities.
12/10/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation will enable Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to strengthen the state’s network of community gardens.
