Registration Open for the 2020 Executive Farm Management Program
The third program offering of Executive Farm Management is now accepting applications. The Executive Farm Management (EFM) program is a collaborative …
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2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Plant Disease Survey Data
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Registration Ends Dec. 3, Apply Today!
Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving and resuming the application is …
2018 Tobacco Day Agenda - December 6th, 2018
December 6th, 2018 Meeting Address: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Johnston County Center, 2736 NC-210, Smithfield, NC 27577 8:00 a.m. – Coffee and Donuts 8:30 …
EFM Alumni Gather to Discuss Past and Present
The Executive Farm Management 2017 Alumni met last week to celebrate recent successes such as engagements and family growth …
EFM Registration Extended Due to Hurricanes Florence and Michael
Registration Deadline: December 3, 2018 Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving and …
The Effects of Late-Season Storm Damage to Flue-Cured Tobacco
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can prove detrimental to flue-cured tobacco yield and quality. Specific to hurricanes, both …
Michelle Grainger Presenting on EFM in Wilson on 9/5/18
The Wilson AgriBusiness Committee will hold their monthly meeting on September 5, 2018, in Wilson, NC at Parker’s Barbecue at 12 …
Brown Appointed to WH Council of Economic Advisors
Dr. A. Blake Brown joined the Council of Economic Advisors at the White House on August 1. Replacing, Michael Adjemian, …
2019 Executive Farm Management Program Registration Is Now Open
Registration for 2019 Space is limited. Apply today! Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving …
ECU Collaboration Supports Sustainability for N.C. Farms
March 29, 2017 By Michael Rudd University Communication A series of workshops designed to help North Carolina’s sweet potato and tobacco farmers …
New Program Addresses the Business of Farming
The science, technology and business of farming in the 21st century are changing rapidly, and to compete on a global …
2018 NC State Tobacco Tour
We’re pleased to announce that the 2018 NC State University Tobacco Tour has been scheduled and that registration is …
From the Field-Agronomy Notes: Vol. 2, Num. 6
April 5th, 2017- It’s the first week of April and that means that some producers in central and lower Coastal …
2016 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we ask county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
New Tobacco Nutrient Disorder iBook Available
North Carolina State University Extension Specialists published this Tobacco: Diagnosing Nutritional Disorders iBook to provide a portable identification guide …
2019 NC State Tobacco Short Course
Applications are now available for the 2019 NC State University Tobacco Short Course. The program will begin on Monday, …
The Disaster Handbook
The University of Florida produced this manual which describes responses to many of the issues farming communities may encounter …
Food Safety With Flooded Food Crops & Marketing Assessments
We are receiving questions on how to assess and management crops that are still in the fields when the …
From the Field-Agronomy Notes
Tobacco Research Update: Sulfur Deficiency of Tobacco In this tobacco research update, we highlight the symptoms of sulfur deficiency. These images …
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