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Small Farms Week — Next Gen Agriculture; March 23–29, 2025

NCA&T Small Farms Week

Small Farms Week showcases the programs and activities offered by Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, aimed at supporting limited-resource,…

Farmer Field Day — July 9, 9am–4pm; N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Rd.

Climate Smart Field Day

The Southern Piedmont Climate-Smart Team would like to invite you to participate in one of the North Carolina Farmer Field Days this upcoming Tuesday, July 9th!This field day and the other two offer…

Demo Garden sign with soil test kits

Soil Testing Kits Available in the Demonstration Garden

Do you need soil testing kits? Currently, community members can pick up a soil testing kit outside our office in the Demonstration Gardens. After you pick up a kit, take it home, collect your soil,…

Poinsettia 'Burning Ember', trialed with NCSU 2016-2017

Holiday Décor and its Care

Poinsettias Introduced as an ornamental to the US between 1825 and 1829. Native to Mexico and widely cultivated by the Aztecs as a perennial species. The showy ‘blooms’ of a poinsettia are actually…

Cover crop planting: Buckwheat

Let's Discuss Cover Crops

Cover crops are plants grown in fields and gardens between "main crop" production. Cover crops typically provide benefits to the soil at the root level helping form soil aggregates, providing…

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N.c. Agventures Grant Recipients

Seventy family farms in 46 counties have been named winners in a grant program aimed at supporting family farms. The competitive grant program (NC AgVentures) is administered by the NC State…

farmall tractor in front of an old tobacco barn

Farm City Photo Contest Winners

North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center has announced their Farm City Photo Contest winners. The winning photographs will be on display in the Forsyth County Agricultural Building…

plants growing in a greenhouse

Giveaways Planned for Community Census Days in September

City and county officials are urging residents to come out, complete the census and then pick up free face masks, food, and goodie bags with coloring books, gift cards, and other items during four…

round bale of hay

Forage and Feed Testing

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a new web-based form for forage and feed analysis on July 28, 2020. The form should be completed online prior to mailing or…

Fireant Infected Counties

Hay Imported From a "Red" County Must Be Inspected

Many livestock owners are buying hay now that it's been harvested. Before importing hay from a county that is colored in red in the Fire Ant Importation Map , the hay must be inspected for Fire Ants…