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Don't Forget the Basics

I write this article as we celebrate National Ag Day (March 22) in the United States. I think about …

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Small Farms Week

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Hpai

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Muscadine Culture and Pruning Workshop

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Pruning: What, When, Why, and How

This is an interactive workshop addressing the science of pruning, including the what, when, why, and how. The proper …

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2022 Beginner Beekeeper School

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Animal Waste Operators

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Dry Lots in Winter

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A New Chapter

Seventeen years ago, Everett Davis introduced me as the newest Extension agent in the County; I was beginning my …

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