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Apple Grafting Workshop is now Full

Watauga Cooperative Extension Service will offer an apple grafting workshop on March 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm. At this workshop you will learn the uses and techniques for grafting fruit trees. You will…

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4-H Online Enrollment/Re-Enrollment Is LIVE!

4-H Online Enrollment/Re-enrollment is LIVE! Please take a few minutes today and enroll or re-enroll in 4-H Online today! The link to visit is v2.4honline.com . Any youth who wants to participate in…

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Which Activities in and Near Streams Require Permits?

Here is a quick guide from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as to which post Helene cleanup activities near or in bodies of water will require a permit. For more information on the U.S. Army Corps…

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March 28th Class: Indoor Seed Starting Using Artificial Lighting

As LED lights become less expensive and more commonly available, shopping for lights for starting seeds indoors can become quite confusing. Come to our class to be held on March 28th at 6:00-7:30 at…

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Free Pasture Renovation, Erosion Control & Key Line Plowing Workshop

A free workshop on Pasture Renovation, Erosion Control, & Key Line Plowing will be offered Monday, July 18 from 3-5pm at Against the Grain Farm. Do your hillside pastures turn brown too soon during…

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Airborne Vegetable Diseases of Concern in NC: Cucurbit Downy Mildew & Tomato / Potato Late Blight

With typically cool and rainy periods of weather throughout the growing season, all High Country growers should scout for and take steps to prevent diseases on all crops. While many plant diseases…