Safely Prep Your Holiday Pies
It’s not a holiday meal without some sort of pie. Every family member has their favorite, but so do …
Food Safety & Processing
Let Your Baked Potatoes Breathe!
Baked potatoes are an ideal side for any holiday meal. You can personalize them with endless combinations of condiments, …
Research Seeking Volunteers to Share Experiences With Food Supply & Food Systems After Hurricane Florence
A disruption to the food systems such as a natural disaster creates challenges for families and communities. Yet, there …
Think Food Safety When the Power is Out
Hurricane Michael made landfall earlier today in Florida and is quickly speeding along a track with takes it directly …
Funding Available for Farmers' Market Advertising
North Carolina farmers markets can expand their advertising budgets through of a new grant offered by the N.C. Department …
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A Guide to Price-Risk Management in Grain Marketing for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
This guide summarizes marketing options for grain and soybean growers and explains how to use …
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Food Safety Recall Plan Checklist
This document offers a set of steps for food producers to take when issuing a …
12/18/19
Part 2: Cooling - Postharvest Handling and Cooling of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers for Small Farms
Field heat should be removed from fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers as quickly as possible …
Conservation Tillage on Organic Farms
This online publication describes how cover crops affect the soil, how to establish cover crops, …
11/18/19 — CEFS
Designing a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plan for Shell Eggs
With the addition of new regulatory requirements and continually emerging pathogens, developing and designing a …
10/29/19
The Value of Honey Bees as Pollinators in North Carolina
The impact of honey bees on not only North Carolina, but the entire world is …
10/28/19
Brief Instructions for Freezing Fruit
This publication covers best freezing practices for a variety of fruits.
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Cool and Ship: A Low-Cost, Portable Forced-Air Cooling Unit
This publication gives instruction for building and using an inexpensive postharvest cooling system. The cool …
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