Enhancing Farm Profitability (Rocky Mount)

The Gateway Technology Center 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount, NC, United States

Are you (or your farmers) losing money with every carrot bunch they sell? This workshop will provide helpful resources for assisting small to mid-scale diversified vegetable producers with farm profit management. Participants will learn about various tools currently available to assist farmers with farm profit management. We will then go into detail on the Veggie [...]

$20

Enhancing Farm Profitability (Newton)

Catawba County Public Library 115 W C St, Newton, NC, United States

Are you (or your farmers) losing money with every carrot bunch they sell? This workshop will provide helpful resources for assisting small to mid-scale diversified vegetable producers with farm profit management. Participants will learn about various tools currently available to assist farmers with farm profit management. We will then go into detail on the Veggie [...]

$20

Enhancing Farm Profitability (Clinton)

Sampson County Livestock Arena 55 Agriculture Pl, Clinton, NC, United States

Are you (or your farmers) losing money with every carrot bunch they sell? This workshop will provide helpful resources for assisting small to mid-scale diversified vegetable producers with farm profit management. Participants will learn about various tools currently available to assist farmers with farm profit management. We will then go into detail on the Veggie [...]

$20

Fresh Produce Good Agricultural Practices Workshop Series

Watauga County Agricultural Conference Center 252 Poplar Grove Rd, Boone, NC , NC, United States

Working in partnership, NC Growing Together, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NC Cooperative County Centers, and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will be offering a two-part workshop on good agricultural practices.

Piedmont Grown Conference: Increasing Farm Profitability Through Efficiency, Diversified Markets, & Unique Branding

NC State James B. Hunt Jr. Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United States

Piedmont Grown, a certification program that identifies and promotes farm products grown, raised, and made in North Carolina’s Piedmont region, is holding its fifth annual conference on Thursday, March 10 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus, Raleigh. Join farmers, buyers, researchers, and eaters to celebrate local food and support farmers in their goal to grow the Piedmont Grown brand, increase efficiency, and expand sales.

$15 – $150

Documentary Film Screening – The Last Barn Dance

D. H. Hill Library 2 W Broughton Dr, Raleigh, NC, United States

To commemorate National Agriculture Day, join us for a screening of The Last Barn Dance, which chronicles dairy farmer Randy Lewis’ fight to save his business in an economy that has decimated most other family farms in Alamance County. (Runtime 30 minutes). Jason Arthurs, director and producer, Randy Lewis, the farmer highlighted in the film, and John Day, military partnership coordinator for NC Growing Together, will be on hand for a post-screening discussion.

Free

2016 Small Farms Week

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

The Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T observes a milestone anniversary this year, with the 30th Annual Small Farms Week (SFW) celebration, scheduled for March 20-26, 2016. Public help and input are needed to make it the most notable ever celebration of small-scale agriculture and institutional pride. Supporters are asked to donate to two food [...]