Registration Open for NCDA&CS Marketing Workshop for NC Meat Handlers
The following information is from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Registration is now open for the …
Agriculture & Food
Extension and research at NC State address timely issues impacting our state. Extension delivers trusted information directly into the hands of farmers and agribusinesses, helping them translate knowledge into solutions that grow our economy and communities.
N.C. A&T State University Partners With Avery & Watauga Extension for AgriShop & Academy Series
N.C. A&T State University Partners with Avery & Watauga Extension for AgriShop & Academy series, 2/27/19 – 2/28/19 Are you …
Innovative IPM Grant Can Help Farmers in Ashe, Watauga, and Avery Counties - Apply by 2/28/19
The Innovative IPM Grant is designed by the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe, Watauga, & Avery County Centers, in conjunction …
Register for Greenhouse Workshop on February 5
Join us for an evening of hands-on education featuring researchers and industry professionals from around the region! The Western …
Pizza Adventure Week 2019
The Watauga County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a Pizza Adventure Week: Local Foods for Local Kids …
Hemp Production Information Meeting in Ashe County on Wednesday 1/30/19
Have you heard that the 2018 Farm Bill has legalized Industrial Hemp as a crop and that North Carolina …
Chicken Processing Workshop
The N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County will be conducting a Chicken Processing Workshop on Saturday, September 22, 2018, …
Deer Butchering & Processing Workshop at Watauga Extension October 6, 2018
The Watauga office of the NC Cooperative Extension will offer a deer butchering and processing workshop on Saturday, October …
Additional Ginseng Workshop Added in October for Watauga County
Updated: Ginseng Workshop at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center in October (September dates are full!). If you own mature …
High Country Grown Marketing Initiative Launched to Find Restaurants That Source Locally
Restaurants that truly care about the quality of their menu offerings use the freshest ingredients possible. Now, it will …
Pesticide Recertification Training Offered in September
The Watauga office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer training for pesticide recertification credits on September 6, …
Watauga Ginseng Workshops in September 2018
If you own mature forestland (or a nice wooded backyard) with good soil and drainage, ginseng may be a …
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