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Middle School Garden Feeds Into Students’ STEM and Ag Education
from AFBF
What was started as a small indoor educational garden by Franklin County (Virginia) Farm Bureau blossomed into a year-round outdoor program that not only supports ag education but shows Benjamin Franklin Middle School students how to grow a variety of food sources and helps address local food insecurity.
The project
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Department employees recognized with teamwork awards
from NCDA&CS
For each quarter of the year, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recognizes a group of employees with the Excellence in Team Accomplishment Award. The award honors employees who demonstrate service-oriented teamwork while working together on projects that improve efficiency, make good use of taxpayer resources and benefit
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Discovering NC Agriculture: A new generation of wheat farmers
from NCDA&CS
Discovering NC Agriculture is a social media series focusing on N.C. grown, raised, caught, and made commodities. Originally started in 2025, this series has been renewed to run for another year! Tune in each month to see how an N.C. commodity is grown, harvested, packed for consumer use and more.
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From the tractor: Help prevent the spread of animal disease, and mark your calendar for the Got to Be NC Festival
from NCDA&CS
We have talked many times about the ongoing importance of biosecurity measures on farms, especially with the continuation of high pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks across the country and with cases in North Carolina.
But biosecurity is also important to our swine producers and other animal ag operators because we know
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