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	<title>NC Cooperative Extension  News</title>
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		<title>ECA Achievement Day 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Surry County Center</dc:creator>
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		<title>Tobacco budworm activity beginning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tobacco Growers Information</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received my first tobacco budworm calls for 2013 today, so it&#8217;s safe to say that budworm moths are active in eastern North Carolina.  The threshold for tobacco budwor&hellip; <a href="http://tobacco.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/tobacco-budworm-activity-beginning/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I received my first tobacco budworm calls for 2013 today, so it&#8217;s safe to say that budworm moths are active in eastern North Carolina.  The threshold for tobacco budwor&hellip; <a href="http://tobacco.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/tobacco-budworm-activity-beginning/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Red Imported Fire Ants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richmond County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire Ants Rule? Yeah, Right! 

(This article was written by the extension service in Texas, but the information is pertinent to us here in NC).

Do you spend a lot of time in &hellip; <a href="http://richmond.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/red-imported-fire-ants-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fire Ants Rule? Yeah, Right! 

(This article was written by the extension service in Texas, but the information is pertinent to us here in NC).

Do you spend a lot of time in &hellip; <a href="http://richmond.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/red-imported-fire-ants-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gardening Tips- Plant Sale</title>
        <link>http://halifax.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/gardening-tips-plant-sale/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Halifax County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming Saturday, May 25th, we will be having our fourth annual Farmers Market Plant Sale at the Roanoke Valley Farmers Market.  Each year, I sell plants that I have grown&hellip; <a href="http://halifax.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/gardening-tips-plant-sale/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This coming Saturday, May 25th, we will be having our fourth annual Farmers Market Plant Sale at the Roanoke Valley Farmers Market.  Each year, I sell plants that I have grown&hellip; <a href="http://halifax.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/gardening-tips-plant-sale/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Have you seen the Pointed Cabbage?</title>
        <link>http://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/have-you-seen-the-pointed-cabbage/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenoir County Center</dc:creator>
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If not, check out the interesting vegetable at the Farmer’s Market.  Pointed, hearted or sweetheart cabbage as it is sometimes known is a type of green cabbage with green &hellip; <a href="http://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/have-you-seen-the-pointed-cabbage/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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If not, check out the interesting vegetable at the Farmer’s Market.  Pointed, hearted or sweetheart cabbage as it is sometimes known is a type of green cabbage with green &hellip; <a href="http://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/have-you-seen-the-pointed-cabbage/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wheat Head Scab and Grain Vomitoxin Levels Crop Alert</title>
        <link>http://stanly.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/wheat-head-scab-and-grain-vomitoxin-levels-crop-alert-2/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stanly County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Head Scab is starting to show up at high levels in many parts of North Carolina. Weather conditions continue to favor scab development. View the three minute video crop&hellip; <a href="http://stanly.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/wheat-head-scab-and-grain-vomitoxin-levels-crop-alert-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;Head Scab is starting to show up at high levels in many parts of North Carolina. Weather conditions continue to favor scab development. View the three minute video crop&hellip; <a href="http://stanly.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/wheat-head-scab-and-grain-vomitoxin-levels-crop-alert-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rust a problem on apple trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caldwell County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring weather brings not only gardens to life but diseases as well. One type of disease that proliferates in cool, wet weather like we’ve had is rust.  There are over 5,00&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/rust-a-problem-on-apple-trees/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Spring weather brings not only gardens to life but diseases as well. One type of disease that proliferates in cool, wet weather like we’ve had is rust.  There are over 5,00&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/rust-a-problem-on-apple-trees/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Preventing blight in the garden</title>
        <link>http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/preventing-blight-in-the-garden/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caldwell County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomatoes are by far the most popular crop grown in home gardens. However, they are plagued by a number of disorders and diseases.
The most common disease we see on garden toma&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/preventing-blight-in-the-garden/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tomatoes are by far the most popular crop grown in home gardens. However, they are plagued by a number of disorders and diseases.
The most common disease we see on garden toma&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/preventing-blight-in-the-garden/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fighting Fire Blight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caldwell County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fire blight is a common disease of apple and pear trees in western North Carolina. Although the name may be unfamiliar, chances are, you’ve seen it without knowing it. The a&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/fighting-fire-blight/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fire blight is a common disease of apple and pear trees in western North Carolina. Although the name may be unfamiliar, chances are, you’ve seen it without knowing it. The a&hellip; <a href="http://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/fighting-fire-blight/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>E-Conservation, Power to Control What You Spend</title>
        <link>http://burke.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/e-conservation-power-to-control-what-you-spend-2/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Burke County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home & Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making choices that save energy &#8212; in your home, business or community &#8212; can have a positive impact on the environment while also saving you money. Reducing energy &hellip; <a href="http://burke.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/e-conservation-power-to-control-what-you-spend-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Making choices that save energy &#8212; in your home, business or community &#8212; can have a positive impact on the environment while also saving you money. Reducing energy &hellip; <a href="http://burke.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/e-conservation-power-to-control-what-you-spend-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Medicare Beneficiaries: You may be paying for services you have not received!</title>
        <link>http://surry.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/medicare-beneficiaries-you-may-be-paying-for-services-you-have-not-received/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Surry County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Senior Medicare Patrol Program is holding a FREE event to help you protect yourself from Medicare fraud, waste and abuse.
&#8220;Medicare Summary Notices: A&hellip; <a href="http://surry.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/medicare-beneficiaries-you-may-be-paying-for-services-you-have-not-received/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The North Carolina Senior Medicare Patrol Program is holding a FREE event to help you protect yourself from Medicare fraud, waste and abuse.
&#8220;Medicare Summary Notices: A&hellip; <a href="http://surry.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/medicare-beneficiaries-you-may-be-paying-for-services-you-have-not-received/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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