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Be a Link Between Local Agriculture and the USDA

The 2025 USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA) County Committee election season is currently underway. Elections occur each year in Local Administrative Areas (LAA). LAAs are elective areas for FSA…

Moore County Monthly Newsletter-April 2025

The April edition of the Moore County Newsletter is online for readers to read.

New Land Owner Summit

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension, Moore County Center for a workshop to learn how to make the most of your land.Register for the Summit by April 8

Small Farms Week

Small Farms Week is an annual event in March that showcases the programs and activities offered by N.C. Cooperative Extension, aimed at supporting limited resource, small-scale, part time and…

NC Farm School for the Sandhills

Each year the NC Farm School is held in a different region of the state. In 2025, the NC Farm School, which provides farm business training, is coming to the Sandhills. Once a month beginning on…

CVB Video Promotes Harvest Fest

We are really looking forward to Harvest Fest. Please see the video produced by the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, and Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. The support of our partners are sure…

Celebrate Local Food at Harvest Fest

Harvest Fest will be a gastronomic celebration of locally produced food and drink from a lineup of some of our county’s best culinary professionals. Six tasting stations will showcase delectable…

Guidance Available for Flood Affected Produce Farms

The NCDA&CS; Produce Safety Program would like to offer food safety support and guidance to local produce farms. Tropical Storm Debby has the potential to create flooding which may affect the safety…

The Knowing Moore Campaign Has No Secrets

Extension agents are often asked who they work for or what they do. When we try to explain that we work for North Carolina Extension, we're often met with glazed expressions of non-comprehension.…

buckeye fruit rot on green and slightly ripe tomatoes

Tomato Troubles: Brown Spots on Tomato Fruit

You’re heading out to the garden to harvest your beautiful, ripe tomatoes, but when you get there, you find fruit that has dark brown spots on the skin. It is common to jump to the very typical…