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Farm City Week Activities

Published - October 19, 2026 Read
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Getting Ahead of the Holiday Meal Cost

Published - October 18, 2026 Read
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Plantsgiving

Published - October 5, 2026 Read
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News From Person County Center

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Northern Piedmont Landscape School

Published - October 6, 2026

From: Granville County Center
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Get the Dish: Virtual Cooking Series

Published - October 1, 2026

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Pasture Field Day

Published - September 16, 2026

Growing Value: Oak Management, Wildlife, and Wood Markets Field Day
Growing Value: Oak Management, Wildlife, and Wood Markets Field Day

Published - September 15, 2026

From: Wilkes County Center
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Improve the Health of the Community

Published - August 13, 2026

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Livestock Disaster Webinar Recordings

Published - July 30, 2026

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Annual Forage and Livestock Webinar Series

Published - July 30, 2026

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Carolina Horsenettle

Published - July 28, 2026

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Feast Without Fear: Food Safety for Group Meals - Extension At Home Virtual Series Tuesday | Nov 10 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
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Get the Dish: Southern Comfort Tuesday | Nov 10 | 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM
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Person County Cattlemen's Meeting Tuesday | Nov 10 | 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM Person County Office Building, 304 S Morgan St, Roxboro, NC 27573, USA
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News From NC State Extension

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Corn Leafhopper Confirmed in North Carolina and Virginia in 2026

Published - November 5, 2026

From: Corn
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Save the Dates for 2027 Chatham County Beekeeping School

Published - October 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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2026 North Carolina Corn Season Recap: Lessons from a Challenging Year

Published - October 27, 2026

From: Corn
L t R: Aaron Moore, Andrew Baucom, Jessica King, Samara Gibson, Ashlin Austin, Keith Walters; all stand with a shovel at a construction site with a photo of the future of the FIC in the background
Local Food Infrastructures in Extension: Union County

Published - October 19, 2026

From: Local Food
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Farmers & Forest Landowners: Take Our Agroforestry Needs Assessment Survey

Published - September 30, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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NRCS FY27 Application Window Open Now Until Oct 30

Published - September 18, 2026

From: NC FarmLink
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*New Resource* So, Do You Want to Start a Farm Stand?

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Local Food
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RSVP for Chatham County Native Plant Sale September 18

Published - September 8, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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What Should I be doing in the Apiary this month? September

Published - September 1, 2026

From: Pollinators
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First Report of Tar Spot of Corn Confirmed in North Carolina

Published - August 31, 2026

From: Corn
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