Rowan County Fair Exhibit Entries Now Open!
The Rowan County Fair is set to return September 15–20, 2025, and local residents are encouraged to show off …
Revised Sports Turf Content
Two popular sports turf publications were recently revised and re-posted. Baseball Field Layout Maximizing the Durability of Athletic …
Strength After the Storm: A Conversation With Niki Maness
Niki Maness serves Yancey County Extension as both the Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent and Local Food Coordinator, …
The YMTS Turkey Adventure Begins!
Poult Pick Up is complete which means the 2025 Youth Market Turkey Show turkey adventure is underway! The YMTS, …
Summer 2025 Turf Pest Update Video
View the new Summer 2025 pest update video, covering weed, disease and insect management in …
Late Spring 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden was created in late 2008 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro to provide forage …
Scouting Local Fields for Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus: Helping Farmers Make Informed Variety Choices
This week, a team of specialists hit the fields across Rowan County to assess the presence of Tomato Spotted …
Plant Propagation Classes Planned for the Summer
The Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers had a highly successful plant sale at the Agricultural Center this year, …
Rowan 4-H County Activity Day Results
On Friday, April 25, Rowan County 4-H’ers participated in our annual County Activity Day. They were able to showcase …
Laying It Down: Basics of Plasticulture
As agriculture continues to evolve, more farmers are turning to plasticulture — the use of plastic materials in crop …
Map of Soybean Buyers in North Carolina
In response to ADM in Kershaw’s pending closure we have developed a list and map of alternative soybean buyers …
Getting Ahead of Wheat and Barley Diseases
Spring’s here, and with it the need to look out for wheat and barley diseases. Here are two tools …