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NC Extension Centennial 1961
Photo courtesy N.C. State Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

1961
Local communities helped Extension develop the first 5-year plan for agriculture programs. They set a goal to increase agricultural production by 24 percent, aimed at increasing income by $1.6 billion in 1966. They succeeded in the plan, setting the groundwork for the long-range planning still continued today.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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