Chicken Workshop
RSVP to this upcoming chicken workshop by calling 704-216-8970. When: July 15, 2019, 2019, from 6–7:30 p.m. Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, …
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2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA 2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA Rowan County Center
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Summer Fun: Holidays in June
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Summer Fun: Scientist for a Day
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Summer Fun: 4-H Helping Hands
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Summer Fun: Adulting 101
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Summer Fun: Farm to Fork
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Rowan County Beekeepers Association Meeting
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Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Association Meeting
2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA 2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA Rowan County Center
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4-H Volunteer Reporting Form Due
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County Council Meeting
2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA 2727 Old Concord Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146, USA Rowan County Center
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Butters & Preserves
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Environmental Education for K-8: Project Learning Tree
Rob Wallace Park, 12900 Bethel School Rd, Midland, NC 28107, USA Rob Wallace Park, 12900 Bethel School Rd, Midland, NC 28107, USA Rowan County Center
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News and Updates
Subscription Options2019 Rowan County Fair Broiler Project
Mandatory Orientation: July 8, 2019, 6 p.m. If you attended this last year, you do not have to attend …
2019 4-H Summer Fun Offered by Rowan County 4-H
Rowan County 4-H is excited to offer 13 Summer Fun workshops this summer! These workshops are available to youth …
Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina grower with …
2019 Field Days
Our county Extension agents have several excellent field days planned for this summer. There will be a diversity of …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Detected in North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production …
USPS Updates Policy for Mailing Hemp & CBD Products
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently issued an updated policy for mailing hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. The …
Trees & Utilities
This new North Carolina Urban Forest Council publication by NC State University’s Dr. Barb Fair is a wonderful resource …
N.C. Agriculture: Feeding Families, Growing the Economy
As more people move to the urban centers of North Carolina, consumers lose previously close connections with where their …
Chasing Bees and Taking Pictures of Butterflies!
Dr. Danesha Seth Carley talks about her interests and research to promote pollinator habitats across the State of North …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
How Pesticides Can Actually Increase Mosquito Numbers
Jake Buhler | 6/2/2019 | National Geographic Insecticides in at least one area are not only failing to control mosquitoes, …
Mandarin Boom Means Citrus Pest Management Must Evolve
Ed Ricciuti | 6/4/2019 | Entomology Today Since the 1990s, mandarin oranges have become what The New York Times headlined in 2016 as …
N.C. Blueberry Season Is Heating Up
Dexter Hill NCDA &CS | 6/9/2019 | Via MorningAgClips Record-high temperatures in North Carolina have proven to be a challenge for local blueberry …
Mushrooms, Herbs, Plants and More Available on Herb Connection
In the search for new crops that will potentially bring higher returns than many commodity crops, North Carolina farmers …
Grape Pest Survey - 1st Week of June
As the summer approaches, the three-cornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus, captures are picking up in both sticky traps and …
Mosquito Populations Likely to Increase
Close to a year ago (June 13, 2018), I wrote “Raining in Mosquitoes” after we had torrential rains in …
University of Tennessee Releases Hemp Budget
The University of Tennessee released a hemp budget for CBD extraction production. You can download their budget in PDF …
Lab Analysis for Trace (Heavy) Metals in Soil
Deanna Osmond Professor of Crop & Soil Sciences Growers are confronted by a number of issues concerning hemp production. One is …
Join Us on a Tour of the Gardens of Devon and Cornwall England
Including Kew Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show May 13– 22, 2020 $4,285 per person based on double occupancy + $775 single …