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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk532890118"></a><a name="_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">For Immediate Release
Date: 05/12/2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">Contact: Public Information Office Phone:
(919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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</span></b></span></span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif">NC Farm School Coming to Durham
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Book";color:black">Durham County Cooperative Extension to host program<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Durham, N.C. – </span></b></span></span><a name="_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">This
fall, the North Carolina Farm School, an entrepreneurial program run by North Carolina State University for new and beginning farmers with the aim of increasing their business success, will be hosted by Durham County Cooperative Extension. The program will
kick off on August 2, 2021, and run through November 8, 2021. </span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Durham
County agriculture agents, in collaboration the NC Farm School team and agriculture agents from surrounding counties, will deliver training during the eight-week program. The school consists of eight learning sessions covering various topics including financial
management, resource development, goal setting, and effective marketing strategies. The sessions are enhanced by visits to area farmers and producers to demonstrate the diversity of agriculture enterprises that farmers should consider as part of their plan.
Each participant receives one-on-one assistance in developing a farm plan that reflects their individual goals and ideas.</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">“One
of the best aspects of NC Farm School was the camaraderie between participants learning from each other by sharing experiences,” shared Matthew Eagle, a Durham farmer and participant in the 2019 NC Farm School.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">The goal of the NC Farm School
is that every region of North Carolina is able to preserve farm profitability and land resources.
</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Applications are being accepted
for the Durham program offering now through July 12, 2021 and can be accessed online at
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://ncfarmschool.ces.ncsu.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">https://ncfarmschool.ces.ncsu.edu/</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">For more information about NC Farm School
or other Durham County Cooperative Extension agriculture programs, contact Dr. Janel Ohletz at 919-560-8757 or
</span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:Janel_Ohletz@ncsu.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Janel_Ohletz@ncsu.edu</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">N.C. Cooperative Extension is a strategic partnership of NC State
University, N.C. A&T State University, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and local governments statewide. Extension professionals in all 100 counties, and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, connect millions of North Carolinians with
research-based information and technology from the universities. Educational programs specialize in agriculture, food and nutrition, 4-H youth development, community development and the environment. Find your local center at</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/local-county-center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">www.ces.ncsu.edu/local-county-center</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503992702"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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