Urgent Pesticide Updates
Online Pesticide Credit Classes Recently, N.C. Department Agriculture and Consumer Services has coordinated with NC State Extension to provide opportunities …
Soil, Water & Air
Stanly Extension Center Closing March 18 Until Further Notice
We continue to work with county and state health officials, as well as NC State University and N.C. A&T …
All Agricultural Events & Pesticide Trainings Canceled
N.C. Cooperative Extension continues to work with county and state health officials to monitor the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. …
Spring Ag Fest is CANCELED
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
Spring Learning to Grow Series 2020
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stanly County Center is excited to offer the Spring 2020 Learning to Grow Series! This series …
Big Year for North Carolina at the American Forage and Grassland Council's 2020 Annual Conference
The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is an international organization made up of 20 affiliate councils in the …
January 16 Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting: Unclog Our Rivers!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 9 a.m. til noon at the …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
Get Involved With the Stanly Demonstration Gardens
If you haven’t been by the Agri-Civic Center lately, you have missed the start of a great transformation of …
Give That Cool Season Lawn What It Needs
Growing a beautiful, lush lawn in the south can be a frustrating task, especially with cool-season grasses (Tall Fescue, …
Old Farm, New Farm. John and Jessica Rowe of Cannabis Consortium Breathe Life Into Montgomery County Farm
“They aren’t going to make any more land, especially the land you grew up on,” thought Mary Jo Shuping …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
2019 Cotton Field Day
Cotton Field Day at Herlocker Farms September 25th 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Walk the variety strip trial, discuss and view the …
Become an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
Have you wanted to gain more knowledge and skills in gardening and horticulture? The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program …
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Pesticide Disposal Day April 13, 2019
WHEN: April 13, 2019, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. WHERE: Stanly County Agri-Civic Center WHO: Farmers, Gardeners, and Homeowners WHAT: Any pesticides (insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.) Please …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
April CCP Meeting: Become a Backyard Naturalist!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on April 18, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Chatham County Agriculture …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
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