Table with corn, tomatoes, peppers

Shopping Local Can Save Money and Support Local Farmers

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Tomato Plant

Tomato Time

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Tomato Wilt Virus

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus: A Serious Threat to the Home Garden

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News From Clay County Center

Cows
Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle During Drought

Published - June 25, 2026

Lone Star Tick
Preventing Tick Bites Starts Before You Go Outside

Published - June 22, 2026

Tick
What to Know About Tick-Borne Alpha-Gal Syndrome

Published - June 18, 2026

Monarch butterfly on butterfly bush flower
Butterfly Bush: Junk Food for Pollinators

Published - May 7, 2026

Hand placing peeled tomatoes into a glass canning jar
Summer Canning Series

Published - May 6, 2026

Plastic Water Bottle
Worried about microplastics in your food?

Published - April 30, 2026

Rain gauge in a garden
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!

Published - April 21, 2026

Bearded Iris
Not So Blue Blues

Published - April 16, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Holiday Friday | Jul 03 | All Day
Clay County 4-H Culinary Creations Cooking Club Meeting Tuesday | Jul 07 | 5:30 PM — 8:30 PM 25 Riverside Cir, Hayesville, NC 28904, USA
Clay on the Fly 4-H Fly-fishing Club Thursday | Jul 09 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM 25 Riverside Cir, Hayesville, NC 28904, USA
Hands on Activity with Kids in the Garden Tuesday | Jul 14 | 9:00 AM — 11:00 AM Downtown Discovery Garden, 25 Riverside Cir, Hayesville, NC 28904, USA
Cultivating Knowledge: Hands on Activity with Kids in the Garden Register with Eventbrite Tuesday | Jul 14 | 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM 25 Riverside Circle, Hayesville, NC 28904
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News From NC State Extension

Farmer looking over cornfield
Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) South

Published - July 2, 2026

From: Community Development
Symptoms of Glomerella leaf spot on apple leaves
Apple Disease Update: Week of July 1, 2026

Published - July 1, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Close-up of brown weevil (plum curculio) on sandy soil
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - July 1, 2026

Published - July 1, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Hail damage on apple fruit
2026 Emergency Apple Alert! Hail Spray

Published - June 30, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Glomerella Leaf Spot
GLS and Bitter Rot Meeting: June 30, 2026

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
North Carolina 4-H Shooting Sports delegation posing together after the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships, many displaying medals and ribbons.
North Carolina Finishes Sixth Overall at National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships

Published - June 29, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
bumble bees on obedient plant
Register Now for a Summer Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Paige wearing an EFNEP polo standing next to a tv screen projecting a youth lesson.
Food Detectives: Grapes vs. Tomatoes

Published - June 29, 2026

From: EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
CAFMS Coordinator Lindsey Hosier holds up a “duff brownie” (thick layer of duff) to better understand its structure and potential for smoldering.
What is Duff and Why Does it Matter When Conducting Prescribed Burns?

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
Downy wood mint with lanceleaf coreopsis
Early Spring 2026 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - June 29, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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