Nutrition Tips for Strength and Muscle Building
Winter is the perfect season for indoor physical activities that build strength, such as weight lifting, using resistance bands, …
Community
April CCP Meeting: Become a Backyard Naturalist!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on April 18, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Chatham County Agriculture …
Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
From Mississippi State University, Written by Alaina Dismukes STARKVILLE, Miss.—Determining the stiffest piece of lumber is now easier with a new …
Firewise Principles for the Home Landscape
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Caldwell County Center 120 Hospital Ave NE Suite #1, Lenoir, NC …
Scholarships Available to Area Horticulture Students
The Caldwell County Nursery Association will award $500 scholarships to deserving students enrolling in a horticulture program at a North Carolina college …
Mass Timber Products: Innovative Wood-Based Building Materials
Mass timber products, also known as wood-based engineered construction materials, are becoming more widespread in the design and construction …
Agricultural Disaster Relief Program Extends Deadline to December 20
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services has announced that the N.C. General Assembly has voted to extend the …
Winter Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
For many of us, the vegetable harvest season has wrapped up. Shelf-life, or how long a fruit or vegetable …
Storm Damage Relief for Standing Forage - Application Deadline December 10
Pasture-based livestock producers within eligible counties with damage to standing forage as a result of Hurricane Florence and/or Tropical …
Additional Counties May Be Eligible for Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Farmers urged to sign up by the Dec. 10 deadline (View original announcement on NCDA&CS website) Farmers with damage from Tropical …
Reminder - Sausage Fundraiser for 4-H Camp Scholarships
We still have a bit of sausage available. Order yours today! Call 757.1290 or click on the online order form. 2018 …
North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly
Are you 14-18? Looking for civic engagement opportunities? Want to know more about NC government? Consider applying to the North …
Get Your Live Christmas Tree!
It is great to live in Caldwell County. We are close to the mountains, there are several lakes we …
Storm Damage Relief Program Update for Pastures
Three new programs will be available specifically to help farmers that had damage to pastures from the effects of …
Farmer Disaster Assistance Webinar – 10-31-2018
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, along with NC State Extension and FSA, are announcing a program to …
New Processor Acknowledgment Letter Issued
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in conjunction with the NC Industrial Hemp Commission has …
2019 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Announced
Do you want to learn more about the culture and maintenance of plants? Do you enjoy working on community …
Youth in Action Application Closing Today, Oct. 22, 2018
The 2019 4-H Youth in Action Awards application closes today! If you are, or know, a 4-Her between 16-19, …
The Month of Their Ripening by Georgann Eubanks Lecture and Book Signing
Book Signing & Public Lecture The Month of Their Ripening by Georgann Eubanks Thursday, November 29, 2018 4 p.m. at the Caldwell …
Time to Make Your Winter Feed Plan
What a difference a month makes! This time last month things were going along very well, but …
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