by Debra Burke | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Linda Gerron, NC FSA, Diana Irizarry, NC NRCS and Joshua Hammond, NC NRCS gave an informative presentation on current issues and new developments in the agricultural industry. Anna Cates Williams, Co-Founder of Cedar Grove Law Firm in Hillsborough, NC spoke on Farm...
by Debra Burke | May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
FARM-VA and NCAMP Mediation Director, Bob Holbert, attended the Virginia Country Living Festival on Saturday April 20, and Sunday, Aprill 21. The event was held at the Augusta Expo Center in Fishersville, VA. This festival concentrates on smaller agricultural...
by Debra Burke | May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
NCAMP attended the 2024 North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference March 21 – 23 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. The conference brought together the public, current and prospective fish farmers, scientists, and personnel from regulatory agencies...
by Heather Sitton | Mar 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
NCAMP was invited to participate in the North Carolina Farm Service Agency Advisory Meeting held at the USDA facility in Raleigh on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Bob Etheridge, FSA State Executive Director hosted the meeting. Informative and interesting reports were...
by Heather Sitton | Mar 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
NCAMP attended the Organic Growers Conference at Mars Hill, NC on March 8-9. The conference showcased vendors of products used in organic farming, as well as organically and naturally produced food and fiber products. Also attending were organizations and governmental...
by Heather Sitton | Feb 23, 2024 | Events, Mediation News, Resources
Producers of tomatoes and other vegetable crops were gathered from throughout North Carolina as well as several neighboring states. Educational classes on many tenets of vegetable production from plant varieties, pest management, fertilizer (both conventional and...
by Heather Sitton | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The beautiful Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C. was the backdrop for the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting February 4-7, 2024. Bob Holbert, Mediation Director for NCAMP and FARM-VA, spoke to the group at the Southern Association of...
by Heather Sitton | Feb 5, 2024 | Events, NC Agriculture Mediation, NCAMP, Resources
Debra Burke and Bob Holbert participated in the 2024 Southern Farm Show Jan 31-Feb 2 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The show is the largest annual agricultural exposition in the Carolinas with hundreds of exhibitors, plus workshops and trainings....
by Heather Sitton | Jan 25, 2024 | Events, FARMVA, Resources, VA Agriculture Mediation
Mediation Director Bob Holbert represented FarmVA at the Virginia Farm Show in Fishersville, VA January 18-20, 2024. He visited with many producers who attended the agricultural trade show to talk about our program. Attendees were interested in the free services we...
by Heather Sitton | Dec 14, 2023 | FARMVA, Mediation News, NCAMP, Resources
NCAMP and FARM-VA’s Mediation Director, Bob Holbert, was a presenter in the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) training for the Raleigh Regional Office of RMA. This office serves the thirteen states of the Eastern Seaboard from North Carolina to Maine. The presentation...