Beginners Bee School Scheduled for January 2019
Interested in Bee Keeping?? The Iredell County Beekeepers Association will be offering a Beginners Bee School: Saturdays, January 12th and …
Agriculture & Food
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Weed Management in Pastures and Hay Fields
The 2019 Winter Conference Series of the North Carolina Forage and Grassland Council has scheduled a training at the …
The Value of Forage
Come Learn about: The Value of Forage Hosted by Bovine Solutions, Inc., Ben Shelton, DVM and Bob Patrick, DVM, and …
New Grape Growers Training
New Grape Growers Training December 12, 2018; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pleb Urban Winery 289 Lyman Street Asheville, NC 28801 Agenda 8:30-9 …
2019 NC Agritunity Conference and Trade Show
Saturday, February 9, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center 444 Bristol Drive Statesville, NC 28687 Registration Opens: 8:30 a.m. Conference Hours 9 a.m. – …
Free Pesticide Disposal Event
U.S. Department of Agriculture and State Land-Grant Universities Cooperating North Carolina Cooperative Extension- 704-873-0507- Wednesday Oct. 31st, 2018 FREE PESTICIDE …
Certified Animal Waste Operators: Educational Credits Offered
Iredell County Extension will be offering up to 6 -Hours of Continuing Education Credits for Certified Waste Operators. Thursday, October …
Hurricane Preparation: Important Links for Families and Farms
Please click on the following Topics to learn more about Hurricane Preparations: FAMILIES and FARMERS: Prepare for Hurricane Florence With ReadyNC: …
Iredell County Fall Household and Pesticide Hazardous Waste Collection
Iredell County Solid Waste has scheduled a Hazardous Waste day for BOTH Pesticides and Household Hazardous Waste. The event …
Weather Preparations for NC Farmers
Please check out the following links on Storm Preparations for Dairy and other Farms. If you have any questions …
Hurricanes and Other Potential Natural Disasters, Are You Prepared?
Please take preparations for Hurricane Florence seriously! Visit the link below for Extension Factsheets on disaster preparedness. Time to prepare …
Dairy Revenue Protection Workshop
Come Get the “Scoop” on Dairy Revenue Protection Dairy Rev Protection Workshop 2018 flyer SPEAKER: John Newton, Chief Economist (American Farm …
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