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Backyard Composting

Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an …

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Drinking Water Safety

As water systems come back online in areas affected by Hurricane Helene, it is still important to ensure that …

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Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook

Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …

Agricultural Newsletter Archive

The links below will provide our field crops newsletters, Agricultural Updates, converted to a pdf format. Please realize that …

Jones, Craven, & Pamlico 4-H & Cooperative Extension Partnered with the Eastern Carolina Showmanship Circuit Presents: 2024 Livestock Show Aug 16th & 17th, 2024. Hosted by Lenoir County Livestock Arena, 1791 NC-55, Kinston, NC 28504. Aug 16th heifer show (check in at 4PM and show starts at 6PM) Aug 17 Goats/Sheep/Hogs (Check in at 7AM and show starts at 9AM). Aug 17th we will start the day at 7AM for check-in and goat show starts at 9AM. Then move to sheep and finish with hogs. Registration link: www.go.ncsu.edu/jcp-livestockshow2024 Pay: $25 per child per animal at show check in. Judge: TBA Contact: Kristi Welke - Livestock Area agent, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Counties. Phone: 229-402-2403 Email: kristi_welke@ncsu.edu. Pictures of heifer, goat, sheep, and swine on the right hand side. N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Samantha Bennett at kristi_welke@ncsu.edu or 229-402-2403. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event.

Jones, Craven, Pamlico Livestock Show

JOIN THE EASTERN CAROLINA SHOWMANSHIP CIRCUIT: JONES, CRAVEN, PAMLICO LIVESTOCK SHOW Remember to get those Entries in before the August 12, …

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North Carolina Soybean Production Guide

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Grain Pea Production in North Carolina

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Soybean Fertilizer Burn

Fertilizer burn can occur to the soybean seed from an in-furrow application and to the …

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