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Friday, May 16th, 2008

Newsletter Agriculture & Food Health & Nutrition Home & Family Lawn & Garden Youth & 4-H County Centers Person County Government Cooperative Extension NC State NC A&T State STREET ADDRESS Person County 304 S Morgan St Room 123 Roxboro, NC 27573 (336) 599-1195 Phone (336) 598-0272 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.                    For any information about Person County Cooperative Extension,                          please click on the link below to visit our county website:                                 http://person.ces.ncsu.edu More Featured Content »   Featured Content Agricultural Leadership Development Program The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University announces a two-year program designed to develop the leadership skills of up to 30 young agriculturists who exhibit considerable leadership potential. The participants would be representative of all agriculture and related agribusiness in North Carolina. MORE Visit the JC Raulston Arboretum The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with the most diverse collection of plants adapted for landscape use in the southeastern United States. Plants especially adapted to Piedmont North Carolina conditions are collected and evaluated in an effort to find superior plants for use in southern landscapes. MORE More Events »   Events Orange, Person & Caswell 4-H Golf Tournament     May 28th, 2008 @ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Graham, NC This is our annual golf tournament fundraiser that we hold at the Challenge Golf Course in Graham, NC. It is hosted by Piedmont Electric of Hillsborough. Anyone interested in sponsoring a team, playing, or donating a door prize is welcome to contact our office. ... MORE Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Summer Camp    June 15th, 2008 - June 20th, 2008 Person County will be taking 20 youth (10 boys and 10 girls) to attend 4-H camp during the week of Sunday, June 15 through Friday, June 20th. Cost is $295 with $100 deposit required to hold a spot. Camp applications can be acquired by contacting the 4-H office. ... MORE More News »   News Purchase Foods From Local Growers Posted May 6th, 2008 in Agriculture & Food Consumers are becoming more conscious of where their food is being grown.  They also like to patronize local growers who are promoting local agriculture.  Purchasing food that has been grown locally makes consumers aware of their local growers and helps them feel more a part of the local economy by contributing to the well-being of agriculture.One way for consumers to buy locally is to visit local farmers markets.  The markets that are available in ... MORE Know Your Fruit Pollination Requirements Posted March 28th, 2008 in Lawn & Garden Most fruit crops require pollination to ensure that fruit sets. Pollination is the transfer of grains of pollen from the anthers (male floral part) to the stigma (female floral part)of a flower. Pollen grains get caught on the sticky surface of the stigma, germinate and produce a tube that grows down the style and unites with the female cell in the ovary. This union is called fertilization. After fertilization occurs, seeds develop and the ... MORE

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