What Are Microgreens?
Sprouts, microgreens, and baby greens are very young, tender plants, used as salads or garnishes on many types of …
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Register Now! Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference
Join us for an Extension and education outreach event focused on various aspects of organic production! The conference will …
Greenhouse Diagnostics Workshop Set for March 1
Join us for an evening of hands-on education featuring researchers and industry professionals from around the region! The Foothills …
Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings
Please join us for the 2018 Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings. Register here for the meeting you wish to attend. 3 hours …
Canning Classes Offered at Caldwell County Extension Center
Food preservation classes offered through NC Cooperative Extension Choose to attend one, two, or all three classes. Cost is $10 …
Poultry Science Summer Institute
The Poultry Science Summer Institute will be held June 24-28, 2018. The institute is a five-day, four-night conference and …
2018 Southern Farm Show
The Caldwell Farm Bureau (http://www.ncfb.org/Counties/Caldwell) has chartered a bus for Caldwell farmers and residents to attend the show. The …
Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop
The 2018 Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop will be held at the Burke County Agriculture Center in Morganton, North Carolina. …
What's under (or on) your Christmas tree?
We’ve had a few calls and samples from people seeing small dark-colored “bugs” on or under their Christmas tree. …
2018 Landscapers' Workshop( This class is now full)
Join us for an all-day Landscapers’ Workshop on January 25, 2018 in Lenoir, NC hosted by N.C. Cooperative Extension in Caldwell …
2018 NC Agritunity Conference & Trade Show
Saturday February 10th, 2018 Iredell Cooperative Extension Center 444 Bristol Drive Statesville, NC 28687 Registration Opens: 8:00am Conference Hours 8:30 am – 2:30 pm NC …
2018 NC Agritunity Tentative Agenda
Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:00 am- 2:30pm Registration Opens 8:00 am – 2:30 pm Trade Show Opens 8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening Introduction & …
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