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Winter Cover Crop Options for Crop or Vegetable Fields
As the growing season comes to an end, it will soon be time for vegetable and other annual crop …
Pasture and HayField Restoration Update
Almost 1 year ago, Hurricane Helene greatly impacted many pastures and hayfields throughout Yancey County. N.C. Cooperative Extension of …
2025 Yancey County Beef Field Day
We will be having a beef production field day on Saturday, September 20, starting at 9 a.m. at River …
2026 WNC Ag Options
It is time to begin working on 2026 WNC Ag Options grant applications! WNC Ag Options works to build …
Benefits of Plant Tissue Analysis for Vegetable Producers
With input costs rising, increasing urbanization and competition for farm land, and fewer acres of farmland available to grow …
Hurricane Helene Recovery Tips: Get Prepared for Planting Forage in the Fall
Hurricane Helene devastated pastures and hayfields across Yancey County, creating the need to restore and re-plant many fields. During …
Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program
On March 19, 2025, through the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025- Part I, the North Carolina General Assembly established …
Helene Recovery Private Road and Bridge Program
With the signing of the Disaster Recovery spending bill North Carolina is rolling out the Private Road and Bridge …
Upcoming Class: Caring for Your Home Orchard
April 15, 2025 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Yancey County Center (30 US Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville, NC) Starting at 5:30 p.m. There is nothing …
Managing for Invasive and Nuisance Weeds Workshop
Thursday, March 13, 2025 Yancey County Senior Center 503 Medical Campus Dr. Burnsville, NC Starting @ 6 p.m. Floods and landslides which occurred during …
2025 Mitchell-Yancey Vegetable Post Harvest Workshop
2025 Mitchell-Yancey Vegetable Post Harvest Workshop, Pack & Cool Demonstration April 2, 2025 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (No Cost to Attend; …