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New Funding and Technical Assistance Available for Farmers

If you have been looking for an opportunity to fund major infrastructure upgrades, enhance your soil health, or scale up your farm’s marketing and business infrastructure, a unique new opportunity…

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Stay Ahead of Pests and Plant Diseases

Maintaining a healthy yard, garden, or small farm in western North Carolina takes work, especially when unpredictable pests and plant diseases strike. To help homeowners and growers anticipate these…

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The Drought Lingers In Far Western North Carolina

As the drought continues in Cherokee County it prevents challenges for the farming community in beef cattle management, crop production, and woodland management. For the faming community it is a…

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Managing Extreme Drought: Critical Strategies for Livestock Producers

As Cherokee County faces an Extreme Drought (D3) classification, local farmers are feeling the pressure of dwindling forage and water resources. To protect your operation's long-term sustainability,…

Round bale hat in the field

Managing Extreme Drought: Critical Strategies for Livestock Producers

As Cherokee County faces an Extreme Drought (D3) classification, local farmers are feeling the pressure of dwindling forage and water resources. To protect your operation's long-term sustainability,…

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You Bought Livestock at the Auction Barn: Next Steps for Producers

Livestock auctions and sale barns are vital cornerstones of our local agricultural economy here in Cherokee County. They provide a dynamic marketplace for buying and selling livestock, facilitate…

Livestock Pens At An Auction Barn

You Bought Livestock at the Auction Barn: Next Steps for Producers

Livestock auctions and sale barns are vital cornerstones of our local agricultural economy here in Cherokee County. They provide a dynamic marketplace for buying and selling livestock, facilitate…

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Monthly Tips for Tall Fescue Renovation For July

Time is counting down with only 45 to 75 days until ideal Tall Fescue planting time depending on where you are in the fescue belt! Plan on seeding September 1-15 in the northern and mountain areas of…

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2026 Forage and Livestock Webinar Series

The NC State Forage and Grassland Management Program has announced the schedule for the 2026 Forage and Livestock Annual Webinar Series. This educational series is designed to provide practical tools…

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