by Barb Baranski | May 22, 2022
The 2012 USDA Census Agriculture reported the average age of farmers in NC was 58.9 years. As the agricultural population ages, we must meet future challenges by bringing new people into agriculture with innovative perspectives and a will to lead. To meet this demand,...
by Barb Baranski | May 22, 2022
Commercial farms have expressed need for a business education program focused on the special needs of a southeastern agriculture. This project will develop and implement a pilot program to increase business management competencies in 20-25 NC farms with greater than...
by Barb Baranski | May 22, 2022
The 2014 farm bill and the shortage of good quality coastal hay for cattle has increased the interest in cover crops in the past 12 months. The 2015 trails were small plot trials due to the fact that most plots were seeded by hand. Because tobacco is conventional...
by Barb Baranski | May 22, 2022
Trinity proposes to use funding from the NCTTFC to install an in house freezer as part of an expansion project that will double their production capacity. Trinity Frozen Foods, LLC is a sweet potato processing facility. Currently Trinity is using 4 freezer shipping...
by Barb Baranski | May 22, 2022
Surry Skill-UP is a Surry Community College workforce development in imitative with the following core components: 1) outreach and recruitment activities to individuals, communities and businesses adversely impacted by the changes in the tobacco industry; 2) skills...
