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Podcast!

Why are NC State Extension and N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services talking about rapidly developing farmland? What are they trying to do about it? Podcast available via CALS!North…

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Farm Transition Tactics

William Hamilton is a 15-year veteran dealing with farmland in North Carolina, specializing in a wide array of issues that families may face when considering passing the farm on to the next…

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Calling All Current & Future Farmer Veterans!

Consider participating in this educational conference to learn about resources available to North Carolina Farmer Veterans, gain some ideas on marketing your products, pick up great tips on creating…

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Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Grants

Grant applications are now open for the second round of grants from the Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund at Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA. Support is provided to farmers…

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Can Rural Revitalization Be a Benefit From COVID-19?

There doesn't appear to be any segment of our society that has been left untouched by COVID-19. Since COVID-19 emerged in March, many sectors of the US farm and food system were obliged to rapidly…

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Sanders Ridge Farm Brings on New Farmers in Yadkin County

Claudia and Steven Townsend drove the back roads of North Carolina for two years looking for farm lease opportunities they had found on NC FarmLink. When they met Neil and Cindy Shore in Yadkin…

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What Is a Fair Rental Rate for Farmland?

(Updated Jan 9, 2025)One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is "What is a fair rental rate for this farmland?" According to the 2022 USDA Ag Census, NC farmers leased 3,303,542 acres…

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Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC

This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean production. The farm is partially fenced with high tensile perimeter…

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Rare Farm Transition Opportunity: Orange County 12 Ac Turnkey Operation + Farmhouse

Take a careful look at this operating vegetable farm & nursery on 12 acres with great infrastructure including 2 greenhouses, 2 - 34 x 96 movable high tunnels, pole barn, shop, sheds, irrigation…

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Old Farm, New Farm. John and Jessica Rowe of Cannabis Consortium Breathe Life Into Montgomery County Farm

“They aren’t going to make any more land, especially the land you grew up on,” thought Mary Jo Shuping when she recently bought the 140-acre Oak Bluff Farm from her grandmother in Montgomery County,…