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Food Safety & Processing
New Online Poultry Resources Available for 2020
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Count on Me NC
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ALERT: Agriculture-Only Window Opens for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Advance
[Note, given the urgency and high competition for this program, this is copied from the Small Business Administration website. …
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Cancellation of Trainings, Workshops, Meetings and Events
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COVID-19 Resources for Families
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North Carolina Blueberry Council Website for Consumers
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Hurricane News You Can Use!
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Training Event for Law Enforcement Offered in August 2018
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Agroecology on-Farm Dinner, 10/7/2017
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At This Campus Lab, Worms Eat Your Leftovers
Rhonda Sherman posted this article that was authored by Carla Davis June 29, 2017 | Author: Carla Davis, NC State University Sustainability …
Food Safety Forum - Save the Date
Save the date: 13th Annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum Tuesday, August 15th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Expo Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. For …
Good Day for Completing "Sanitation" - Rains Moving in Tomorrow & Dr. Schnabel's Free service(2.21.13)
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Quiz question – when would you have to start irrigating (to be successful)?
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