Shopping Home Stretch: Last-Minute Gift Ideas
By the time this article hits the paper, you will have just one full week of holiday shopping left. …
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Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 28, 2020 10 a.m.–4 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
Winter Hemp Meeting
Please join us for a winter hemp meeting on December 16, 2019, at 9 a.m. at the Rowan County …
A Different Kind of Gardening: Ph.D. Student Brandon Huber | NC State CALS News
Brandon Huber, a NC State University doctoral student grows an assortment of cucurbits competitively. Competitive gardening is the art of maximizing …
Mary McKernan - New State Advisory Council Member
If you have an important job to do and a real deadline within which to do it, find a …
2020 Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Training
The Rowan County Agriculture Center is a great place to look at how different varieties of plants behave in …
Rowan County Pesticide Recycling Event 10/9/19
Instead of spring cleaning, it’s time to do some fall purging. That tube television that is collecting dust in …
Community and Rural Development and the Farming Community: Why Are They Such a Great Match?
It is well known that the agriculture industry represents an important source of economic development in the United States. …
Transplanting Traditions
Join us at the farm as we showcase these stories on October 12, 2019, from noon to 3 p.m. Come …
Backyard Poultry Lunch N' Learn Series
Pre-registration is required by the Monday preceding the workshop you wish to attend. Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Wednesday, …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Recovering from the storm: Resources for Woodland and Forest Landowners
Hurricanes can cause significant damage to forest and timber land through wind and flooding. The first priority is to …
North Carolina 4-H Team Competes at Nationals
This has been a great year for our 4-H’ers in the Wildlife Habitat Education Program! We had five counties and …
2020 Youth in Action Applications Now Open
The 2020 4-H Youth in Action Awards application is now open! from the 4-H website: The 4‑H Youth in Action Program …
Rowan County Corn Field Day
Date: August 12, 2019 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Moore Farm RSVP by August 8 to …
Agricultural Center Proposed for West End Plaza
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will hold an Open House at the West End Plaza (former Salisbury Mall) …
NC Farm School 2019, a Class to Remember
NC Farm School graduated its 19th class of successful agricultural entrepreneurs on June 4, 2019. NC Farm School has …
SAC Tours Flavor 1st Farms
At last year’s summer Extension State Advisory Committee meeting, the group had a chance to tour one of the …
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County - "Tribute to the American Farmer"
Kay Bullard, State Advisory Council Volunteer – South Central District, visited the 2018 Cumberland County Fair and stopped by …
Efficient Uses of Micro-Misters & Drip Irrigation
August 21, 2019 9 a.m.–noon N.C. Cooperative Extension, Rowan County Center To register, please call …
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