CEFS
The Last Crop: Movie Showing & Discussion Panel
NC State James B. Hunt Jr. Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United StatesAn intimate exploration into the lives of small family farmers Jeff and Annie Main of California's Central Valley. Inextricably woven within these organic pioneers' story is their ten-year pursuit to ensure that a farm need not be imperiled at the end of every generation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Alex Hitt [...]
2019 NC Food Council Gathering
Rocky Mount Event Center 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount, NC, United StatesRegistration for the North Carolina Food Council Gathering is now open! This year's NC Food Council Statewide Gathering will take place on December 5-6 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Join 250 local food council members, entrepreneurs, educators, farmers, local government and health professionals, and other advocates interested in building community through food. The Community [...]
Farm Financial Training Part 2
Looking for help with farm recordkeeping and analysis? This webinar will introduce a simple Excel tool for keeping farm records. Please bring your receipts and records to our workshop. We will explain what a set of good records includes, go through a step-by-step on how to enter data, review types of analysis for this year [...]
55th Annual Blueberry Open House and Trade Show (Virtual)
The 55th Annual Blueberry Open House and Trade Show will not be held in person in January 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead Bill Cline (Extension Plant Pathologist, North Carolina State University, Horticultural Crops Research Station) will present a two-hour educational session on Wednesday 1/13 via Zoom. Please share this information with growers. Topics will [...]
Blueberry Pruning Watch Party and Panel Discussion
Join us for a virtual workshop and learn how to prune your blueberry bushes! Join us for a short video demonstration on pruning blueberry bushes led by Research Specialist Bill Cline. Since 1995 Bill has served as the Blueberry Extension Horticulturist for North Carolina State University, supporting Cooperative Extension agents statewide. Cline also maintains the [...]
NC State Day of Giving
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 for NC State Day of Giving. CEFS is participating as part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) team.
Farming Solar Farms: Exploring Solar Grazing With Sheep
Whether you're a seasoned sheep producer or just exploring ways to diversify your farm there are growing opportunities to partner with solar companies for forage management on solar farms.
Putting the Farm in Solar Farm: Managing Operations & Maintenance on Solar Sites by Grazing with Sheep
Join experienced solar graziers as they discuss grazing techniques and explore equipment options for managing sheep on solar installations.
North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit by Animal Science Department
E. Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit Arena, Raleigh, NC 3720 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, United StatesNorth Carolina Small Ruminant Summit by Animal Science Department Join us July 24 for the North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit. This will be a one-day workshop About this event This workshop will bring members of the small ruminant community together to share the latest marketing news and resources available for improving production. Demand for small [...]
Organic Commodities Field Day
Cherry Research Farm 604 Farm Road, Goldsboro, NC, Goldsboro, NC, United StatesJoin us for a half-day event out on the farm to learn about the exciting organic commodities research on Cherry Research Farm.