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Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project Expands to Serve Woodland Owners in Six More N.C. Counties

April 5, 2022

RICH SQUARE, N.C., April 5, 2022 — Forest landowners in six additional North Carolina counties are eligible to participate in [...]

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Pine Knot Farms in Hurdle Mills

March 25, 2022

(This story was originally published in Our State magazine on Oct. 30, 2018. We are highlighting it because the Orange [...]

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Estate planning webinar for region’s forest landowners scheduled for March 3

February 7, 2022

News Release AULANDER, N.C., Feb. 7, 2022 – Forest owners seeking strategies to overcome the challenges of estate planning [...]

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Advance Equity

January 20, 2022

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement highlighting key steps the Department [...]

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Black News Channel: Black Farmers Bouncing Back After Discriminatory Practices by USDA Nearly Eliminated Them

January 7, 2022

Black News Channel’s “The World Tonight” looks at the state of Black-owned farming. The eight-minute segment features an interview with [...]

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Enviva Partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Grow Career Opportunities for African Americans in Renewable Energy

December 21, 2021

December 16, 2021 BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) (“Enviva”), a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable [...]