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Livestock Winter Prep poster: shelter, water, heat sources, nutrition, health, be prepared

Preparing Livestock Farms for Winter Weather

If there's anything we learned after Helene, it would be to prepare as much and as early as possible for severe weather. With the winter storm approaching quickly, and the situation changing every…

landscape of wheat and blooming crimson clover

Keep It Covered! (Your Silage Ground, I Mean)

Don't want to read the whole article? Here are 8 reasons to consider cover cropping your silage ground this year. Keeping ground covered year round can decrease weed pressure. If something you've…

Origami birds and paper flowers with text: IT'S PAPER CLOVER TIME! April 18–May 5, 2025

Paper Clover Fundraiser Is Here!

Tractor Supply Paper Clover Fundraiser 2025Since 2010, Tractor Supply has partnered with 4‑H to prepare youth to be ready for work and life. The success of the Paper Clover campaign has raised more…

Seed Saving Workshop Flyer; all information in flyer is included in article text

Seed Saving Workshops at the Watauga County Public Library

Mondays, 4/21/25 & 4/28/25: Seed Saving Workshops at the Watauga Public Library At this very outset of springtime, gardeners may be thinking of seeds mostly as something to buy (or source from…

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The Land Institute’s Tim Crews Speaks on “What Agriculture Has to Learn From All Other Terrestrial Ecosystems?”

On Monday, 4/14/2025 – The Land Institute’s Tim Crews speaks on “What agriculture has to learn from all other terrestrial ecosystems?”Please join ASU’s University Forum Lecture Series and Cooperative…

Rehabbing Agricultural Land After Helene — Thursday, April 24, 3:30pm, Sugar Grove, NC

Rehabbing Ag Land After Hurricane Helene Workshop on April 24th!

Join Watauga County Cooperative Extension and Extension specialists from NC State as we work together to navigate the new landscape Helene brought our ag land on Thursday, April 24th. This event will…

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Watauga County 4-H Summer Fun - 2025

Registration Is Open Now! Join us for a summer full of fun, educational adventures! We are offering camps for ages 5-7 and 8+. Camps include Forestry Camp, Pizza Camp, CloverBud Camp, Junior master…

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Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program Applications Open

North Carolina just announced that the NC Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program application is now open. This is the state funding program for Helene to cover farmers who have uninsured crop losses…

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Recording of Ag Taxes After Disaster Meeting Available

Assistant Professor Nicholas Brown joined us via Zoom on Thursday, 2/20 to share insight on how the impacts of Hurricane Helene will affect tax filings this year. The recording of this meeting can be…

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Agricultural Taxes After Disaster Meeting

This meeting is being presented by the Watauga County Cattlemen's Association on February 11th at 6:00pm at 252 Poplar Grove Rd Boone, NC 28607. Supper will be provided free of charge thanks to the…