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Time is Ripe for New Tomato Growers Website from N.C. State
As greenhouse tomato growers in North Carolina are gearing up for the season, N.C. MarketReady, a program of N.C. Cooperative Extension, has launched the Tomato Growers Information Portal. The new web resource is the third in a series of “grower information portals” developed by the program that provide N.C. producers with one-stop shopping for their fruit and vegetable production needs.
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N.C. State Launches a New Web Resource for N.C. Blackberry and Raspberry Growers
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Farmers in North Carolina have a new online resource to help them grow their blackberry and raspberry operations. The Blackberry & Raspberry Growers Information Portal was launched recently by N.C. MarketReady, a program of N.C. State University, with a grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. N.C. MarketReady developed the Blackberry [...]
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$1 Million Grant Funds Kannapolis Scholars
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – A North Carolina State University led effort, funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will bring students from as many as eight state universities to the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis to study food science and nutrition. The grant will be used to expose graduate students [...]
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N.C. MarketReady Receives $200,000 Grant to Grow Agricultural Efforts in North Carolina
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – N.C. MarketReady, a program of N.C. Cooperative Extension and N.C. State University, was awarded $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program. The grant will fund N.C. MarketReady’s efforts in 2010 to assist North Carolina agricultural producer groups with organizational structure development. With the RCDG funding, [...]
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N.C. MarketReady Releases Fresh Produce Safety Training Curriculum
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – N.C. Cooperative Extension is helping fruit and vegetable farmers across the state minimize fresh produce safety risks through a comprehensive set of educational tools. The N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family training curriculum is being distributed this week to Extension agents throughout the state. The training manual focuses on [...]
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N.C. MarketReady Is New Name for the Value-Added Agriculture Program
Download a logo from the Images & Multimedia Section KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – N.C. State University’s Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture will become N.C. MarketReady, effective Oct. 20. “We are excited about this new name,” said Dr. Blake Brown, the director of the program. “The new name, N.C. MarketReady, more accurately communicates the scope of [...]
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September Is Food Safety Month
N.C. Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with the N.C. Fresh Produce Safety Task Force, is leading an initiative to educate fruit and vegetable growers and consumers about measures that can minimize food safety risks. The organization has received more than $250,000 in grant funding to support the statewide Extension and research effort. N.C. Cooperative Extension has [...]
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N.C. State Launches a New Online Resource for N.C. Strawberry Growers
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – When a question about strawberries comes to mind there’s no need to go globetrotting across the World Wide Web, one stop at the recently launched Strawberry Growers Information Portal will provide the answer. The N.C. State University Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture, with a grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund [...]
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N.C. State Announces $1.2 Million Value-Added Cost Share Program to Help Farmers
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The N.C. State University Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture, in cooperation with the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, announces the N.C. Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program, which is designed to enhance rural economic development and strengthen farm families. This new $1.2 million effort is funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund [...]
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Kids Find Victory Lane at the “Zucchini 500”
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The competition was stiff among the 50 vegetable-laden race cars that entered the first-ever Zucchini 500, held June 25, at the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market. The event, hosted by N.C. State University and N.C. Cooperative Extension, featured five prize categories for two age groups: nine and under and 10 and up. [...]
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N.C. State University Introduces Online Tools to Grow N.C. Farmers’ Businesses
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – A new resource from N.C. State University is designed to help farmers be more successful. The “Business Development Files,” for small- to mid-size farmers, are distributed through Cooperative Extension Centers statewide. They offer step-by-step advice for those interested in building or expanding an agricultural business. The new information consists of seven files, [...]
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Kannapolis Kids Creating Race Cars, Gearing Up for Zucchini 500
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The racers are spending hours fine-tuning their cars in preparation for the big race. Every detail and enhancement is considered to give them an advantage on the track. Children from the Cannon Memorial YMCA’s Summer Daycamps and the Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council are hard at work building zucchini race cars for [...]
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Zucchini 500 Has Fresh Produce Going Fast at the NCRC Farmers Market
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Children, start your imaginations! On June 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., N.C. Cooperative Extension staff and N.C. State University will host the first-ever Zucchini 500 at the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market. Bobby Waltrip, of the legendary Waltrip race family, will be on hand to call the races. The N.C. Research [...]
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The Produce Lady Extols Virtues of Local Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Farmers market stalls teeming with locally grown fruits and vegetables are attracting more customers in search of nutritious, high quality fruit. Many shoppers at farmers markets are looking for ways to prepare and preserve what they buy at market and a new resource from the N.C. State University Program for Value-Added & [...]
South Rowan High School Students “Shadow” N.C. State University Faculty & Staff at N.C. Research Campus
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Two South Rowan High School students are part of a new program that N.C. State University has implemented at the N.C. Research Campus to expose local teens to the many possibilities when it comes to the work world. The teens were selected to “shadow” or spend at least one and one-half hours [...]