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USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs

NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

1/2/26- The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced important updates. Here's what you need to know:Extended Batching Deadline - January 15, 2026 Interested in applying for…

Piedmont Field with Hay Bales

Upcoming Farm Succesion & Transition Events in Chatham & Orange Counties

Farm sussession and transition can seem overwhelming but is definitley doable when taken in little bites and with facilitation, if that is needed. Here are two events in NC FarmLinks network that…

Child on an adult's shoulders in a cornfield; text "EASTERN NC FARM SUCCESSION SCHOOL" March 6, 2025

Secure Your Farm’s Future: Eastern NC Farm Succession School

Eastern North Carolina farmers and farm families are invited to participate in the NC Farm Succession School, a full-day workshop designed to help you plan for your farm’s future. With more than half…

NC Farm Succession School flyer; Eastern NC Mar 6, 2025; Western NC Mar 27, 2025; Reg $25

NC Farm Succession School Registration Is Now Open

Farmers and farm families across North Carolina are invited to take part in the NC Farm Succession School, a full-day workshop focused on helping farm families plan for the future. With over half of…

Heirloom tomatoes with text "DATA NOW AVAILABLE"; nass.usda.gov/AgCensus; 2022 Census of Agriculture

2022 USDA Ag Census County Profiles Now Available

Once every five years, the USDA conducts a comprehensive census for agriculture. Those data are analyzed and then released about 14 months later. Shortly afterward, the USDA releases the state and…

Slide: "About the Small Farm Bootcamp Curriculum" showing SFBC tracks, core modules, and specialty modules.

Learn About the Small Farm Bootcamp

Below is a recording of the Small Farm Bootcamp Webinar which was presented on April 2nd, 2024. The Small Farm Bootcamp is an educational program of N.C. Cooperative Extension that helps new and…

NC Farm Succession Planning Panel and Resources Webinar Flyer

Farm Succession Planning Panel and Resources Webinar

NC FarmLink and the NC Agromedicine Institute are facilitating a webinar on Tuesday, October 24th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. to discuss all things farm succession. Talking about farm transition, retirement…

River valley with farms; overlaid text "Farms Under Threat 2040 — Choosing an Abundant Future"

Get County Estimates of Farmland Loss

North Carolinians love the phrase – Murphy to Manteo – to describe their beloved state that spans the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountain physiographic regions and all the associated ecosystems.…

Ag Census Infographic

Respond Now to the 2022 Census of Agriculture

The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Even small plots of land - whether rural or urban - growing fruit, vegetables or some food…

sunsetting upon a farmer and his field

NC FarmLink Events: December 2022 - January 2023

NC FarmLink's upcoming webinars and in-person events: January 2023 Incubator Farms Round-table discussion on January 17th from 12:30 - 2 pmWe'll be joined by representatives from three NC incubator…