Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Cherokee County will be hosting a Wildfire Community Preparedness Day at the North Carolina Forest Service Office located at …
Soil, Water & Air
Soil Testing for Lawn and Gardens
From April – November, Have Your Soil Tested At No Charge. Healthy soil is the foundation of successful gardening. The …
Soil Sample Peak Season
Soil Peak Season will run from FRIDAY, November 30, 2018 through March 31, 2019. On Friday, November 30, we will …
WNC AgOptions Grant Writing Workshop
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center is offering a grant-writing workshop for farmers interested in applying for a WNC AgOptions …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
Keep up to date on which counties are scheduled to conduct mosquito abatement programs, who has been notified, and …
Hyatt Farms
Meet one of Clay County’s livestock …
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 …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Contribute Expertise, Experience, Talent and Time to the Extension Gardener Handbook Project
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers shouldered the lion’s share of hours on The North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook project over the …
Fire Ant Management Program
N.C. Cooperative Extension Clay County Center will offer a demonstration on fire ant control on Tuesday, August 22, 6:00 …
Pesticide Class
Pesticide classes for recertification credits will be held May 15, 2017 at the Community Services Building located at 25 …
Soil Sample Drive
The N.C. Cooperative Extension in Clay County will ship your soil samples for FREE from April 1 – October 31. …
Pesticide Review and Exam
Pesticide license is required in order to purchase a Restricted Use Pesticide as well as for anyone who applies …
Clay County Drought Agriculture Update
Clay and Cherokee Counties have been moved from Extreme (D-3) to Exceptional (D-4) Drought conditions according to the U.S. …
Balancing Beekeeping and Mosquito Abatement in North Carolina
Barely a day goes by when Zika virus is not in the news headlines. As of August 31st 2016, …
Building Healthy Soil in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops Have Got It Covered.
An in depth look at how to effectively use cover crops in vegetable gardens, this 19 page document by …
The 17th Vermiculture Conference Is Just a Month Away on June 2-3.
Learn to make and sell vermicompost. Understand the benefits of vermicompost to plants and soil. Check out the agenda and …
Fire Ant Quarantine Expanded to Graham, Halifax and Macon Counties
Effective January 1, 2016 Graham, Halifax and Macon Counties will be added to the quarantine area for the imported fire …
Virtual Beef Farm Tour
Come tour the Hyatt Farm and learn about strip grazing for your cattle. Hyatt Farm Video A good way to cut …
January Is Radon Awareness Month
As the turning of the seasons brings colder weather to North Carolina and families close windows to keep warm, …
Winter 2015 Extension Gardener
Do you need information about which trees to prune in the winter? Do you know if there are voles …
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