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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

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
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

A reddish-brown cow with a white face and yellow ear tags stands in a grassy field looking directly toward the camera, with a herd of cattle grazing in the background under a pale blue sky near a treeline.
Annual Forage and Livestock Webinar Series

Published - July 30, 2026

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Carolina Horsenettle

Published - July 28, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Farmer Feature Wednesday | Nov 11 | 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Uptown Mural Walk & Business After Hours Thursday | Nov 12 | 5:00 PM — 7:00 PM Black Creek Brewery, 111 Depot St, Roxboro, NC 27573, USA
Farm City Week Breakfast Friday | Nov 13 | 8:30 AM — 10:00 AM N.C. Cooperative Extension, Person County Center, 304 S Morgan St #123, Roxboro, NC 27573, USA
Person County Farm-City Week 5K Saturday | Nov 14 | 8:00 AM — 1:00 PM The Land at Hawkins Loop, 294 Hawkins Loop, Hurdle Mills, NC 27541, USA
Building Healthy Brain Habits - Virtual Zoom Tuesday | Nov 17 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
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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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Registration Is Open for the 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
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
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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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