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OPEN NOW! ECA Youth & Adult Scholarship Application Orange County Center Fri Dec 13 - Sun Feb 2, 2020 Started 1 month ago

Jan 20 2020

Places We Live: A Project Learning Tree High School Workshop Alamance County Center Fri 1/10 9:30 AM - 4 PM Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch, 1420 Price Park Dr, Greensboro, NC 27410, USA 1 week ago

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4-H Winter Enrichment Rowan County Center Sat Jan 11 1 week ago

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4-H Winter Enrichment Lee County Center Sat Jan 11 1 week ago

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Closed for MLK Day Haywood County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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MLK Holiday Office Closed Iredell County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Granville County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Office Closed for Holiday Anson County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Office Closed Gaston County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Closed for MLK Day Caldwell County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Holiday - Office Closed Columbus County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Holiday Pasquotank County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Office Closed Dare County Center Mon Jan 20 9 hours ago

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49th Tobacco Workers Conference Tobacco Growers Information Mon Jan 20 - Fri Jan 24 Louisville, KY, USA 9 hours ago

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Guilford Gardener Course Information Session Mon 1/20 6 PM - 7 PM 9 hours away

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Happy Trails Horse Camp Tue 1/21 9 AM - 3 PM Tomorrow

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Tree Identification in Winter Tue 1/21 9:30 AM - 12 PM Tomorrow

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Garden Talks: Backyard Chickens Tue 1/21 3 PM - 4 PM Tomorrow

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4-H Equine Science Tue 1/21 3 PM - 5 PM Tomorrow

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Planning the 3-Season Vegetable Garden Tue 1/21 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Tomorrow

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Safe Plates Course- Johnston County Wed 1/22 9 AM - Fri 1/24 12 PM 2 days away

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Tree Identification in Winter Wed 1/22 9:30 AM - 12 PM 2 days away

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Blackberry/Raspberry Field Day With Pruning Demo Wed 1/22 10 AM - 12 PM 2 days away

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Greenhouse Vegetable Production Agent Training Wed 1/22 12 PM - Thu 1/23 1 PM 2 days away

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Tree Identification in Winter Wed 1/22 6 PM - 8:30 PM 2 days away

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Greene County Auxin Training and Grain Meeting Thu 1/23 10 AM - 1 PM 3 days away

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Tree Identification in Winter Thu 1/23 1:30 PM - 4 PM 3 days away

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Freeze Now, Eat Later! Freezer Meals Workshop Thu 1/23 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 3 days away

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Lunch and Learn - NC Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center Fri 1/24 12 PM - 1:30 PM 4 days away

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Sheet mulching is a smart gardening technique that provides multiple benefits to the garden and gardener. This technique saves …

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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 …

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10 Easy Winter Garden ‘To-Dos’

Winter is usually known as a quiet time in the garden. But unless the ground is frozen, there are …

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Handouts Agent Training Session January 2020 Peanut Notes No. 8 2020

Handouts from the agent training session on January 15 relative to peanuts are provided at the following links: Brandenburg Insects …

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2019 Soybean Yield Contest Results Posted

The 2019 Soybean Yield Contest results are now available on the Soybean Extension Portal. The NC Soybean Yield Contest categories …

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, movements in timber prices in North Carolina were mixed. While both pine and …

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Registration for New Workshops Focused on Treating Preharvest Agricultural Water

Bridging the GAPs: Approaches for Treating Preharvest Agricultural Water On-Farm Fruit and vegetable growers are continually assessing their operations to …

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