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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…

A Successful 4-H Summer !

A Successful 4-H Summer! A total of 34 youth participated in 7 different Summer Fun events! Events included: Junior Master Gardener Camp (2 camps) Intro to Horsemanship Camp CloverBud Camp Electric…

Flyer advertising 2024 Organic Market Garden Classes

Market Garden Production Class Series

The Watauga office of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) are collaborating to present a class series for farmers wanting to begin or transition to…

NRCS Program Opportunities Workshop - February 27, 2023

Do you know about US Department of Agriculture resources available to local farms, and how they can be leveraged to improve Specialty Crops Production? USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…

Wild Herb Weekend: July 22-24, 2022

Wild Herb Weekend 7/22-7/24 Have you registered for Wild Herb Weekend July 22-24 in Valle Crucis? Here's some information from the NC Herb Association and a sampling of the classes that will be…

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High Country Hemp Grower Zoom Meeting January 11, 2022

Hemp Grower Zoom Meeting for Ashe / Watauga / High Country area hemp producers & those interested in potentially getting started.Given the recent regulatory changes in the NC cannabis hemp…

Fall Tips for Small-Scale Beekeepers in the High Country

by Blake Williams. App State Agroecology Major and Intern for N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga CountyHere in the High Country, we are just starting to see leaves change colors and temperatures…

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Hemp Regulatory Changes for NC Growers in 2022

Cannabis Hemp has been legally grown in North Carolina by growers licensed via the state’s Pilot Program, as authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, and implemented by the N.C. Department of Agriculture…

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Pesticide Recertification Classes Offered in August 2021

For private pesticide applicators still needing their required 2 hours of training in each of the X and V categories prior to the September 30, 2021, recertification date, the N.C. Cooperative…

Have You Tried Saskatoon Berries?

If you love local berries you will love saskatoon berries, grown in the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Watauga County Educational Garden. N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County…