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Truck collecting psticides

Pesticide Disposal Day 2025

Who: Farmers, Homeowners, & Small Businesses needing to dispose of pesticides (no dealers, large businesses, or retailers)What: Free Pesticide Disposal Collection DayWhen: Tuesday, December 2 at 10…

WNC Ag Options flyer for information session. All text is included in website post

WNC Ag Options Grant for Farmers

WNC AgOptions builds sustainable farming communities in our mountain region by providing cash grants directly to farmers who are diversifying or expanding, with the goal of preserving mountain…

Hurricane Helene Meat & Dairy processor grant.

Hurricane Helene Meat & Dairy Processor Grant

Empowering Mountain Food Systems (EMFS) has a new grant opportunity for meat processors and dairy producers within Western North Carolina who were impacted by Huricane Helene. Who's eligible? Any…

Bales of hay.

2025 Haywood County Hay Directory

North Carolina State Extension, with the generous financial support of NC Farm Bureau, has put together a new tool for connecting hay buyers and sellers. If you are interested in listing your hay or…

Raw beef cuts with oil and herbs; text: "Find your farmer. Fill your freezer."

Sell Meat? List Your Farm for FREE on Meat Suite!

MeatSuite.com is a resource for farmers raising meat and consumers buying meat in North Carolina and New York. As we help consumers connect with local farmers to buy meat in bulk, we also expand the…

WNC Small Ruminant Workshop

Are you interested in learning more about small ruminants? Join us for the Small Ruminant Conference that will be held in conjunction with the June Small Animal Sale at the WNC Regional Livestock…

2025 Tri-State Beef Conference

The 2025 Tri-State Beef Cattle conference will be held at the Ron Ramsey Regional Ag Center in Blountville, Tennessee on August 5th. This year’s conference will address topics of interest to both…

North Carolina BCIP Waynesville Bull Test Sale — NC Beef Cattle Improvement Program

2025 Waynesville Bull Test Sale

The NC Beef Cattle Improvement Program is accepting nominations for the 2025 Butner and Waynesville Bull Test Stations. Please review this information carefully and submit by May 28th for the…

2025 WNC Cattle Reproduction School

Join us at the Mountain Research Station for a cattle reproduction school! The course will be hands on with live animals to demonstrate practices. Call 828-456-3575 to register today! WNC Cattle…

Three young people standing against a white cinderblock wall wearing Western shirts and jeans, with name tags

2025 West District Cattle Handling Contest

The 2025 Western Regional Youth Cattle Handling Contest took place in Rutherford County on April 4th in Forest City. Teams from both Tuscola and Pisgah High school represented Haywood County,…