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SUMMER EXPLORING KICK OFF June 7, 10am – 12pm Are you interested in learning more about Caldwell County 4-H and Caldwell Public Library’s summer programs? The theme is science and the focus is MORE »
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The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service has launched a strategic visioning initiative to evaluate the organization’s business model and chart a course through choppy economic waters. NCCES has seen recurring budget cuts of $20 million since 2000, resulting in the loss of roughly 90 positions over the past four years.
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Extension is Planning
for Another Century of Success.
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service has launched a strategic visioning initiative to evaluate the organization’s business model and chart a course through choppy economic waters. NCCES has seen recurring budget cuts of $20 million since 2000, resulting in the loss of roughly 90 positions over the past four years.
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Floriculture InfoSearch is a powerful, but focused search engine designed to bring you floriculture information from the scientific literature, trade and association magazines/websites, NC State University, and the American Floral Endowment Floriculture Archive (repository of literature dating back to the 1800s). Use this search engine for all of your floriculture questions. http://floricultureinfosearch.ces.ncsu.edu/
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Looking for answers to fruit, vegetable, weed or floriculture questions? The NC State University Department of Horticulture invites you to try their powerful, but focused search engines designed to provide answers from the scientific literature, trade and association magazines/websites and NC State University, and archive (repository of literature dating back to the 1800s). Use these search engines for all of your fruit, vegetable, weed and floriculture questions. Floriculture InfoSearch Fruit InfoSearch Vegetable InfoSearch Weed InfoSearch
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What’s Bugging My Azaleas?
One of the more popular spring flowering shrubs in the landscape is the azalea. Most avid gardeners love azaleas because they come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors, and because they MORE »
Field Crop News
Several issues are important for wheat, corn, and soybean growers this season. Some of these situations were created during last year’s heavy rain. Steve Gibson, who is working as a crops agent in MORE »
Spring into 4-H
Spring is here, and 4-H is bustling with excitement and activity. Thank you to everyone who made the Edible Plant Sale a huge success. With sales up by 50% it took a team. MORE »
Selecting the Perfect Garden Spot
Vegetable gardening is enjoying a renaissance. With this renewed interest come many questions and challenges that must be worked through. Understanding a few basic principles about selecting a garden spot will get you MORE »
Questions and Answers- Ticks, Miscanthus, and Fertilizer
Spring is exciting for landscapers, gardeners, and farmers. Mother nature is waking up from her winter nap, giving us a display of blooming daffodils, pear trees, redbud trees, and dogwoods. Although less showy MORE »
Caldwell 4-H Develops Environmental Stewards
Alabama sings about it in “Pass It On Down,” Richard Louv writes about it in “Last Child in the Woods,” and 4-H engages youth in nature to educate and develop environmental stewards. Richard MORE »
Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects popular
Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects - The average U.S. household spends over $2,000 a year on energy. Whether you are considering making major energy efficient upgrades to your MORE » – from 
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Growing Great GardensMon Apr 28, 2014
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where:
Caldwell County Library Meeting Room
— 4 days awayTractor Supply Company EventMon Apr 28, 2014
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where:
Tractor Supply Company, Blowing Rock Boulevard, Lenoir, NC, United States
— 4 days awayHouse Plants & Landscape Design WorkshopWed Apr 30, 2014
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Where:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Where:
Caldwell Extension Center
— 6 days awayNCSU Equine Artistic Expression and Creative Writing EventsThu May 1 - Thu May 1, 2014 - ALL DAY Where:
Mail entries to: Education Committee Chair, Lissy Newton
— 7 days away4-H Alumni Meet and GreetFri May 2, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Where:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Where:
Tractor Supply Company, Blowing Rock Boulevard, Lenoir, NC, United States
— 1 week awayDistrict Activity DaySat May 3 - Sat May 3, 2014 - ALL DAY Where:
Haywood Community College, Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC, United States
— 1 week awayCaldwell County Farmer's Market- Opening DaySat May 3, 2014
6:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where:
6:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where:
Caldwell Library Parking Lot
— 1 week awayTractor Supply Company EventSat May 3, 2014
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Where:
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Where:
Tractor Supply Company Lenoir, NC
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