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Get the Dish: Virtual Cooking Series

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News From Person County Center

Northern Piedmont Landscape School

Published - October 6, 2026

From: Granville County Center

A wide view of a large herd of brown cattle grazing on a vast, grassy pasture under a soft, overcast sky, with a line of trees visible on the distant horizon.

Pasture Field Day

Published - September 16, 2026

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

Published - September 15, 2026

From: Wilkes County Center

Improve the Health of the Community

Published - August 13, 2026

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

Cooking With Herbs

Published - July 25, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Oct 08

NC Ag Ventures Webinars Thursday | Oct 08 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

Oct 10

Fire Prevention Day Saturday | Oct 10 | 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM Lowe's Home Improvement, 2044 Durham Rd, Roxboro, NC 27573, USA

Oct 13

Celebrating Hispanic Culture Through Cooking - Extension At Home Virtual Series Tuesday | Oct 13 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

Oct 13

From Dough to Delicious: Homemade Tortillas & Sopapillas Tuesday | Oct 13 | 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM

Oct 15

NC State Fair Thu Oct 15 — Sun Oct 25

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News From NC State Extension

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Farmers & Forest Landowners: Take Our Agroforestry Needs Assessment Survey

Published - September 30, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms

NRCS FY27 Application Window Open Now Until Oct 30

Published - September 18, 2026

From: NC FarmLink

Left - Springhouse Farm Farmstand before Hurricane Helene. Right - the newly built farmstand at Springhouse Farm

*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

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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Splitworm Reports in NC Tobacco

Published - August 28, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information

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Corn Ear Rot. Now What?

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Corn

devil's bite and tall tickseed in the fall pollinator garden

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms

2026 Corn Yield Contest Rules and Entry Form are Live

Published - August 17, 2026

From: Corn

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