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January 2024 Newsletter

January 2024 Newsletter

January 2024 Extension News is here! Happy New Year from our N.C. Cooperative Extension family to yours. Extension News January …

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Surry Bee School 2024

The Surry County 2024 Bee School sponsored by the Surry County Beekeepers Association will beheld on Tuesdays from 7 …

October 2023 Extension News

October 2023 Edition of the Extension News

Extension News! October 2023 Extension News In this issue: New Intern Apple Month and NC Crunch Homemade Applesauce Holiday Spending Diabetes and You Program Medicare Annual Open …

September Extension News

September 2023 Edition of the Extension News

Extension News! September 2023 Extension News In this issue: September’s Garden To Do List Attention Vinedressers Ag Fact Brain Teaser Prussic Acid Poisoning Pregnancy Checking Cows What Is …

August 2023 Extension News

August 2023 Edition of the Extension News

Extension News! August 2023 Extension News In this issue: Cucumber Facts Fall Gardening Planter Workshops Pollinator Count Event Invasive Species Alert Surry County Agricultural Fair 5-Year Milestone Water …

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Surry County Agricultural Fair

Surry County’s 76th Agricultural Fair will be held August 9th-13th, 2023. To view the 2023 Fair Information Booklet or …

Extension News July 2023

July Edition of the Extension News

Check out our July 2023 edition of Extension News! Extension News Link In this issue: Berry Delicious Are You A Grill Master Summer Cookouts Get …

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Extension News June 2023!

We are excited to share the June 2023 edition of Extension News! Extension News June 2023 In this issue: 4-H School Enrichment Program Leadership …

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We are excited to share the April / May 2023 edition of Extension News! Extension News April / May 2023 In …

Cook Smart Eat Smart

Cook Smart | Eat Smart

The Cook Smart Eat Smart cooking school will teach you simple, healthy, and delicious foods. This is a 4 …

March 2023 Extension News

We are excited to share the March 2023 edition of Extension News! Extension News – March 2023 In this issue: 2023 Bee …

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Green Cloverworm in Soybean

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2025 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual

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Basic Information for Determining Drain Spacing on North Carolina Soils

Knowing the soil profile of your agricultural land will help determine the spacing needed for …

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This publication provides a set of budget tools for the ten most promising nature-based solutions …

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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.)

This publication discusses growing and harvesting bloodroot, a spring wildflower used to produce natural red, …

Cultivation of Ramps (Allium tricoccum and A. burdickii)

Ramps, also known as wild leeks, are native to the eastern North American mountains. They …

Commercial Goldenseal Cultivation

This factsheet covers commercial goldenseal production in North Carolina, a highly valued medicinal herb which …