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USDA Updates CFAP to Include Support for Contract Poultry and Livestock Producers
from AFBF
On January 15, USDA announced additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This new assistance will include expanded eligibility for certain commodities and producers established in the recently passed relief package, as well as updated payments for producers who were eligible under previous iterations of the program. Producers
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Cultivating beautiful flowers and greenhouse vegetables at Castle Hayne Farms
from NCDA&CS
Every Friday on social media, we post a Farm Feature Friday showcasing one of our dedicated North Carolina farmers. Mark Hommes with Castle Hayne Farms is one of those farmers. The #FarmFeatureFriday campaign will run through December 2021 on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Be sure to
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Troxler names new assistant commissioner and Research Stations division director
from NCDA&CS
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.”
With the start of a new year, two NCDA&CS employees have been promoted into leadership roles, including Kaleb Rathbone as a new assistant commissioner for Western NC Agricultural Programs and Small Farms
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Enjoy state forests this winter and #RecreateResponsibly
from NCDA&CS
It’s that time of year again, when many of us are in our first days of exercising more. According to a recent YouGov poll, getting more exercise is the most popular resolution for Americans in 2021. As we continue to live with the COVID-19 pandemic, the great outdoors should
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