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Soil, Water & Air
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20 Acres, Nineteen 100' Hoop Houses, Irrigation, Social Enterprise Business Partnership for Local Food Production Available, Guilford County
Do you have the passion and the experience to grow tons of local food for your community? Do you …
Landowner Alert: Here's a Chance to Improve the Quality of Life in Your Community
Do you want to improve the quality of life in your community? How about luring Leslie Lewis and Anthony …
Alligatorweed Thrips for Alligatorweed Control
There is a new to North Carolina management strategy for alligatorweed control. Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is an invasive aquatic …
Current Eastern NC Drought
Everyone should be in agreement that 2018 was a wet year – even before H. Florence – in eastern …
+/- 42 Acres of Pasture and Hay Ground for Lease Near Whittier
Since 1922 the Chandler family has owned and lovingly managed their 160 acre property outside of Whittier in Swain …
NC FarmLink Program Picked Up by Nationwide MorningAgClips
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+/- 3.5 Acres Rich Bottomland Available for Lease in Jackson County on Caney Fork
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Western Piedmont Land Summit a Success
Thank you, Andrew Branan, for organizing and inviting NC FarmLink to the Western Piedmont Land Summit training for NC …
Extension Agents - Land Summit Training May 15, 2019
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Burke County Center, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 130 Ammons Drive # 2, Morganton, NC 28655 Register online (Note: We’ll bring in …
Google Maps Aerial and Base Imagery Added to NC FarmLink
We are always looking to improve the functionality of our website. We recently switched our map function to google …
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Blake Allen - Seeking Grazing Land in NC Piedmont.
I think any landowner in NC would be lucky to have Blake grazing his cattle on their land. This …
First Inaugural National FarmLink Clinic Held in St. Louis
Noah and I learned a lot at the National FarmLink Clinic in St. Louis put on by Land For …
7 Acres Bottomland Organically Certified Prime Soil for Lease in Cherokee County
The Welch Farm is a 7-acre prime farm soil field located along the Valley River in Cherokee County, NC. …
+/- 25 Acres of Cropland for Lease in Yadkin County Near East Bend
3 separate farm fields totaling +/- 25 acres. Soils are primarily Clifford sandy clay loam and Danripple fine sandy …
20-Acre Hay Field for Lease and Other Creative Ideas Welcome in NW Forsyth County
Hay fields could be available for the second cutting in 2019 but might be spring 2020 before they become …
7 Acres Bottomland for Lease in McDowell County: Will Trade for Vegetables
7 acres of bottomland available in McDowell County on Silvers Welch Road. Landowner mostly interested in someone growing organic …
Not a Bad Day at the Office
Getting out on the land with landowners is one of the highlights of my position with NC FarmLink. I …
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