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North Carolina ranks 2nd nationwide for the amount of acres converted to a developed use for the years 2001 …
Animal Agriculture
Land Use Trends, FarmLink Success Stories, Website
Webinar about general land management trends across the state, a handful of NC FarmLink success stories, and how to …
NC Landowners Trust Farm Operators With Conservation Practices
While you may have heard the term ‘absentee landowner’, it might be more appropriate to use the term ‘non-operating …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
What: Explore NC State Extension’s NC FarmLink’s web resource to 1) discover farmland available for lease or for sale across …
Let's Talk - NC FarmLink Goes Virtual
William and I were excited when we came on board as the NC FarmLink Co-Directors because we are both …
Learn How NC FarmLink Can Help Farmers and Farm Workers Find Each Other!
Online Webinar, Thursday, April 8, 6 to 7.30 p.m. COVID-19 is placing new and unforeseen challenges on-farm labor – getting employees …
Using the Right Tool - or the Best Tool Available!
Using the right tool for any given task is always our goal, but we all have made do when …
What Is a Fair Rental Rate for Farmland?
One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is “What is a fair rental rate for this …
Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC
This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean …
Vermont Law School Releases Free Online Lease Builder Template
Are you a beginning farmer looking for land, or a landowner hoping to lease land? Creating a farm lease …
Got Grass? Need a Farmer?
One of the most interesting parts of our job here at NC FarmLink is reviewing the information that land …
What I Learned About Renting Land From Missouri Based Grass Farmer Greg Judy
Greg Judy, renowned grass farmer and successful leasor of land, was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Carolina Meat …
Young Farmers Mixer! Chef Prepared BBQ Dinner, Square Dancing, and No Cost!
The National Young Farmers Coalition and Hickory Nut Gap Farm present a Young Farmers Mixer at HNG Farm Thursday, …
+/- 42 Acres of Pasture and Hay Ground for Lease Near Whittier
Since 1922 the Chandler family has owned and lovingly managed their 160 acre property outside of Whittier in Swain …
Farmers Appreciation Breakfast June 14, 2019, 7:30-8:30 A.M.
Farmer Appreciation Breakfast June 2019 Farmer Appreciation Breakfast June 2019 Friday, June 14, 2019 …
Western Piedmont Land Summit a Success
Thank you, Andrew Branan, for organizing and inviting NC FarmLink to the Western Piedmont Land Summit training for NC …
Extension Agents - Land Summit Training May 15, 2019
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Burke County Center, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 130 Ammons Drive # 2, Morganton, NC 28655 Register online (Note: We’ll bring in …
Google Maps Aerial and Base Imagery Added to NC FarmLink
We are always looking to improve the functionality of our website. We recently switched our map function to google …
Blake Allen - Seeking Grazing Land in NC Piedmont.
I think any landowner in NC would be lucky to have Blake grazing his cattle on their land. This …
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