We at Prestage Farms and Prestage Foods are deeply saddened to convey that our founder and president Bill Prestage passed away October 10.
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We at Prestage Farms and Prestage Foods are deeply saddened to convey that our founder and president Bill Prestage passed away October 10.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
The Duplin Career Prep Academy visited us last week for a day of learning! The 8th graders had a packed schedule starting with a crash course with course Superintendents Chris Humphrey and Chris (Peter Futral) on golf course maintenance.
On May 13, 2022, Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared a natural disaster in the State of North Carolina based on losses caused by drought that occurred March 22, 2022 and continuing.
So proud of our state committee members Krystle Leigh Owens-Searles & AJ Searles for your efforts in organizing this tour for young farmers and ranchers all across our great state.
Each year, Cooperation Extension at N.C. A&T celebrates the crucial role of small farmers in North Carolina’s 91 billion agriculture sector with Small Farms Week. Small Farms Week was launched in 1987 by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T as a way to connect with small-scale farmers.
In Duplin County, agriculture is a way of life. It is what farmers have always known, generation to generation.
This week the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the Right to Farm Act. The three-judge panel unanimously dismissed a challenge to the law brought by the Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help, North Carolina Environmental Justice Community Action Network and Waterkeeper Alliance in 2019.