Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2011 Small investments in farmer innovation can bring hefty economic rewards, according to a new study by researchers at the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNC-Greensboro. The study analyzes The Tobacco Communities Reinvestment … View >>

Note from WNC AgOptions: Last week, the N.C. House Appropriations Committee released a draft budget that proposes the elimination of N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, which has been instrumental in transitioning our region’s tobacco-dependent agricultural economy to a diverse system … View >>

Grants support diverse ventures, boost local agriculture system FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2011 MARSHALL — The WNC Agricultural Options program recently awarded six community groups and 47 farmers grants totaling $326,000 to assist them in farm diversification and joint … View >>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2010 Contact: Megan Riley, WNC AgOptions, (828) 333-4151, info@wncagoptions.org or your local Cooperative Extension Center. Grants to Boost Local Agriculture System WNC AgOptions application deadline November 22 MARSHALL — WNC Agricultural Options is introducing a … View >>

  WNC AgOptions Awards 2010 Farm Diversification Projects Grants for local farm product sales, pioneering ventures, and alternative markets The WNC Agricultural Options Program awarded 42 farmers seed grants totaling $225,000 last month to assist them in completing farm diversification … View >>