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- Southern SARE
Bronze ($1,000 - $2,499)
- Fletcher and Renee Barber, Ph.Ds.
- Barbara Board, Ph.D.
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
- Corn Growers Association of N.C.
- N.C. State Grange
- Veronica G. Robinson
Millard and Connie Locklear of New Ground Farm, LLC, were named Small Farmers of the Year on Wednesday as part of Cooperative Extension at A&T's 36th annual Small Farms Week. [Read the Full Story]
Our 36th annual Small Farms week celebration runs from March 21 to 26. Events will be held virtually, and satellite sites will hold “watch parties” to allow people across North Carolina to participate in the Small Farmers’ Appreciation program on Wednesday, March 23. Those sites are Cooperative Extension offices in Warren, Stanly, Martin, Madison, Columbus, and Alleghany counties (COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed).
Join us for online educational sessions 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tues.March 22; 9 a.m.-noon Wed. March 23; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. March 24. and for the presentation of the Small Farmer of the Year Award. from 11 a.m.-noon March 23.
Go to N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension Facebook page and click the videos tab.
To view the program and register for virtual courses, please click here.
Join us in recognizing the people who are the engine of North Carolina’s $96 billion agricultural sector!
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Bronze ($1,000 - $2,499)
Gold ($5,000 - $9,999)
Friend ($500 - $999)
Ag and Natural Resources Unit
Bojangles
N.C. Soybean Producers Association
Eugene Parker
Velma R. Speight, Ph.D.
T.W. Garner Foods
USDA — Farm Service Agency
USDA — N.C. Office
Morris F. White, III
Deborah Womack
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Supporter ($100 - $499)