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Wayne County Sisters Named 2023 Small Farmers of the Year

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.

“A New Day for American Agriculture:” USDA Leader Visits N.C. A&T to View Climate-Smart Investments

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.

N.C. A&T, N.C. Association of County Commissioners Partner to Host Food Security Event

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.

Extension Partners with Community Organizations to Bridge Vaccination Gap

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.