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Joanna Radford

Joanna Radford

County Extension Director, & Extension Agent, Commercial & Consumer Horticulture Surry County Centerjoanna_radford@ncsu.edu
Street Address: 915 E Atkins St
Suite 300
Dobson, NC 27017
Mailing Address: PO Box 324
Dobson, NC 27017

Job Description As the County Extension Director, I am responsible for organizing and allocating resources, marketing the Extension program, preparing budgets, maintaining administrative relationships, interpreting and communicating policy, teaching, evaluating, and reporting in Surry County. I also have horticulture responsibilities, which include planning, implementing, and evaluating non-formal educational programs related to Consumer and Commercial Horticulture. This includes but is not limited to turf grass, beekeeping, farmer's markets, Extension Master Gardener volunteers, food safety, fruit trees, small fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, etc.

Recent Posts by Joanna Radford

Cover photo for Surry Bee School 2024

Surry Bee School 2024

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

Cover photo for Surry County Agricultural Fair

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 …

Cover photo for EMGV Scholarship Deadline Extended

EMGV Scholarship Deadline Extended

Good News! Our Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Surry County have extended the deadline for their annual scholarship until June 1, …

Cover photo for 2023 EMGV Plant Sale

2023 EMGV Plant Sale

Please join the Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Surry for their annual plant sale on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 10:00a.m.–12:00 Noon …

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