NC AgVentures, a North Carolina Cooperative Extension program, provides grants to NC farmers for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits. The program will award an average of $5,000 to $12,000. The grant submission period is closed. We hope to have new funding for next year. Please check with your Extension agent at the end of Oct. 2016 to inquire about new grant opportunities. NC AgVentures is supported by a grant from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. To learn more about the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission please visit: http://www.tobaccotrustfund.org/
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NC AgVentures, a North Carolina Cooperative Extension program, provides grants to NC farmers for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits. The program will award an average of $5,000 to $12,000. The grant submission period is closed. We hope to have new funding for next year. Please check with your Extension agent at the end of Oct. 2016 to inquire about new grant opportunities. NC AgVentures is supported by a grant from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. To learn more about the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission please visit: http://www.tobaccotrustfund.org/
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Wake County Agribusiness Council invites you to our annual Fall Tour! Thursday, September 15th, 9:00 a.m. at BASF Research Farm located at 7308 Rouse Road, Holly Springs, NC. Please see attached flyer for additional information. (See attached file: BASF Fall 2016 Tour WCAgribusinessCouncil.pdf) PLEASE SHARE! Thanks, Dale Threatt-Taylor VP Wake County Agribusiness Council Dale Threatt-Taylor District Director Wake Soil & Water Conservation District Agricultural Services Bld. 4001-D Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610 919-250-1068 work, 919-669-8596 cell
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The Call for Proposals for the 2015 Producer Grants, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at 5 p.m. EST. Announcement of funded grants will take place in late February 2016.
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At the moment, there are no upcoming events listed.Keep the Customers Coming! Kevin Hardison – NCDA Marketing Specialist Good Agriculture Practices GAPs guidelines update Kathryn Holmes – NCCE Extension Agent Lessons Learned Larry Smith – Smith Farms Ag Ventures 2016 Project MORE »
Using a grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, The Produce Lady was started to help farmers learn to market themselves. But Sutton and her colleagues got so many questions from shoppers MORE »
Wake County Agribusiness Council invites you to our annual Fall Tour! Thursday, September 15th, 9:00 a.m. at BASF Research Farm located at 7308 Rouse Road, Holly Springs, NC. Please see attached flyer for MORE »
Applications for American Farm Bureau Federation’s third Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge are being accepted online until June 30. Entrepreneurs who enter can earn the chance to compete for $145,000 in startup funds. The competition MORE » – from 
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Preparing for Extreme Heat Extreme heat events can happen anywhere in the United States. Extreme heat commonly occurs in the summer; however the main season for heat waves may vary regionally. America’s MORE » – from Community Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling equipment… The loans are designed to help producers, including new, small and mid-sized producers, MORE »
Application Deadline: Paper Application: July 1, 2016 Electronic Applications: June 24, 2016 Program Funding: $44 million Maximum Grant Amount: $75,000 for planning grants; $250,000 for working capital grants Matching Funds Requirements: 50% of MORE »
We will be offering two workshops to help potential grant applicants understand, develop, and submit their Federal grant applications for the $30 million Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. These workshops represent MORE »
