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Food safety training for packing house managers and supervisors

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Attend a Produce Safety Alliance Training in NC

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News From NC Fresh Produce Safety

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Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

October 16, 2025

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Implementing the Final Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule Workshops

March 27, 2025

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Ensuring Water Is of Sanitary Quality for Pesticide Applications After Hurricane Helene

October 11, 2024

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Assessing Damage in Produce Crops During Times of Excessive Rainfall

September 26, 2024

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Produce Safety Field Day

September 12, 2024

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Managing Water Used at Harvest and Post Harvest in Produce Farms Workshops

May 10, 2024

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Food Safety Update for Western NC- May 16, 2024

April 29, 2024

Lettuce growing in NFT system.
Understanding Greenhouse and CEA Production Systems (For Food Safety Professionals)

October 12, 2023

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Produce Safety Alliance Training- Mills River, NC Tuesday | Mar 10 | All Day 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA
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Produce Safety Alliance Training- Smithfield, NC Wednesday | Mar 25 | 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM 2736 NC-210 ste a, Smithfield, NC 27577, USA
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News From NC State Extension

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Syngenta Will No Longer Manufacture and Distribute Gramoxone After 2026 Peanut Notes No. 22 2026

March 4, 2026

From: Peanut
Navigating Your Food Business: A Success Series
Kickstart Your Food Business: Navigating the Support Network

March 4, 2026

From: Food Safety Repository
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Syngenta to Stop Selling Gramoxone

March 4, 2026

From: Cotton
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2026 Soybean Data Webinar

March 4, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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Yellow Dust: Navigating the North Carolina Pine Pollen Season

March 4, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
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All Pesticide License Holders

March 3, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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Make Your Mark on March 25 — NC State Day of Giving

March 3, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
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Tribute to Dr John Van Duyn Peanut Notes No. 21 2026

March 3, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 Corn Data Webinar

March 3, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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Food Truck Boot Camp Fuels WNC Small Business: A Conversation with Laura Lauffer

March 2, 2026

From: Local Food
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