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2023 Person Pasture Walk

Person County Cooperative Extension will hold a pasture walk on April 20, 2023 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Flat …

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Join Us for Movie Night

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Granville and Person County Centers will host a “movie night” on February 10th in Person County. …

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Feather Classic Returns for 2023

The 4-H Feather Classic poultry project is returning for 2023. Do you know a youth interested in chickens? This …

Get Moving

The Extension Office wants to encourage people, especially older people, to get moving. In fact, check out one of …

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Hay Sampling Video

Check out this video on why and how to properly sample hay in order to being able to provide …

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Yellow Flowers in Pastures

Last spring, did you have beautiful yellow flowers covering your pastures? Although these flowers, commonly known as buttercup, are …

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Lunch Time Garden Tips

This series of classes will be held every third Wednesday of each month April through October 2021 and is …

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Med Instead of Meds

Mondays, February 1–March 8, 2021 Each class starts at noon (EST) FREE 6-week Virtual Workshop Series Extension professionals from across the North …

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Interpreting Freeze / Frost Probabilities from the National Centers for Environmental Information

This publication discusses how to find information about frost and freeze probability data in North …

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Market Gardens For Small Farms in North Carolina

This guide provides an overview of market gardens for small and beginning farmers in North …

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Vinegar Making

This factsheet describes the process of making vinegar.

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Synthetic Auxins

This factsheet describes the symptoms of a synthetic auxin (SA) herbicide injury.

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Cool and Ship: A Low-Cost, Portable Forced-Air Cooling Unit

This publication gives instruction for building and using an inexpensive postharvest cooling system. The cool …

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Design of Room Cooling Facilities: Structural & Energy Requirements

Proper temperature control is essential to protecting the quality of fresh produce. By constructing and …