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Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Chatham Extension Center Agriculture & Food Animal Agriculture Commercial Horticulture, Nursery, & Turf Farm Health & Safety Field Crops Food Safety & Processing Pest Management Specialty Crops Community Environment Forest Resources Health & Nutrition Home & Family Lawn & Garden Youth & 4-H County Centers Chatham County Government Cooperative Extension NC State NC A&T State STREET ADDRESS Chatham County 45 South St Pittsboro, NC 27312 (919) 542-8202 Phone (919) 542-8246 Fax Map & Mailing Information

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation. Click on Chatham Extension Center in side menu bar for Chatham program information. NC Cooperative Extension Disaster - Drought NCDA&CS HayAlert   Our office will be closed Monday, September 1, 2008. 2008 State Fair (Oct. 16-26) Premium Books available in our office. Chatham County Center gives our county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Chatham County citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by email or phone. More Featured Content »   Featured Content NCDA&CS Hay Alert The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is making this web site available in an effort to bring together farmers in need of hay with those that have hay for sale. If farmers have hay for sale or need hay NCDA&CS will list their names, addresses and other pertinent information. It will then be the responsibility of the buyers and sellers to negotiate sales. MORE Food Safety Site According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year with a corresponding 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. Hospitalization costs for these illnesses are estimated at more than $3 billion per year and costs from lost productivity are much higher. Most of these illnesses could have been prevented if safe food handling practices had been applied. MORE More Events »   Events Pasture Management    August 27th, 2008 @ 6:15 PM - September 4th, 2008 @ 9:00 PM As a part of the application for the pasture renovation grant money, points are awarded for attending a workshop on Pasture Management. There are going to be two opportunities for you to attend one of the two classes to earn the bonus points for the application and ranking process. These classes will be open to the general public, but if you pre-register by the sign up date Pasture Renovation Grant applicants will ... MORE Water and the Landscape    August 28th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Pittsboro, NC Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will present a program on water and landscape uses of water for landscapers and grounds managers beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday August 28. The program will be in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building at 45 South Street in Pittsboro, NC. The program will include presentations by: Ryan Boyles, Ph.D., State Climatologist and Director of the State Climate Office,Bill Hunt, Ph.D., PE, Extension ... MORE More News »   News Plant Diseases Posted July 9th, 2008 in Lawn & Garden This spring and early summer have been good for some plant disease problems.  In some cases, such as fire blight of apple and pear or dieback in azaleas or rhododendrons, we can remove diseased plant parts with pruners and arrest the problem right there.  But with problems such as cedar apple rust on apples or powdery mildew on squashes and melons (or roses, crape myrtles, verbena, dogwood, and a plethora of other plants) pruning ... MORE Local Benefits for Arboretum Friends Posted July 3rd, 2008 in Lawn & Garden Friends of the Arboretum get privileges...... MORE

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