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Lake James Clean Up Fall 2026

Published - August 26, 2025 Read
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Healthy Aging: Food Preservation Program

Published - August 26, 2026 Read
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Preserving Vegetables By Fermentation

Published - August 26, 2026 Read

News From McDowell County Center

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Be Prepared: It's Storm Season

Published - August 26, 2026

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Chicken - It's What's For Dinner

Published - August 26, 2026

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Looking For Hay? Try NC Hay Finder

Published - August 25, 2026

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Fall Farm Preparation

Published - August 25, 2026

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Keeping Your Food and Budget Safe during Summer Storm Season

Published - July 29, 2026

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Teens Teaching Tech: Volunteers Needed

Published - July 29, 2026

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McDowell Youth Livestock Camp

Published - July 28, 2026

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Invasive Yellow-legged Hornet Confirmed in North Carolina

Published - July 28, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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Capture the Moment: Smartphone Photography Course Thursday | Aug 27 | 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM N.C. Cooperative Extension | McDowell County Center, 60 E Court St, Marion, NC 28752, USA
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McDowell County Cattlemen's Meeting Thursday | Aug 27 | 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM 100 Spaulding Rd, Marion, NC 28752, USA
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WNC AgOptions 2027 Grant Information Sessions Thursday | Aug 27 | 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM Swain County Cooperative Extension, 60 Almond School Rd, Bryson City
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News From NC State Extension

Scatter plot showing field-observed clipping vs. estimated clipping predictions. Perfect predictions would follow a dotted line through the center of the graph.
Center Update: Improving Bermudagrass Putting Green Nitrogen Fertilization Management by Understanding Growth Rate

Published - August 26, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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Interactive Fall Armyworm Map is Back!

Published - August 21, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Late blight on tomato leaf
Late blight on tomato confirmed in Henderson County, NC 8/21/2026

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
Bar graph displaying the percent of turfgrass Injury for ten treatments at both four weeks after initial treatment and eight weeks after initial treatment.
Center Update: Evaluating Tolerance of St. Augustinegrass Cultivars to Postemergence Herbicides and Management of Bosc’s Mille Graines in St. Augustinegrass and Zoysiagrass Sod Production

Published - August 19, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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2026 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Educational Contest Results

Published - August 19, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
Bacterial leaf spot on tomato leaves and fruit
Vegetable disease update, August 17, 2026

Published - August 17, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
A picture of Ava Heilig and Jayleigh Tyndall with their horses and high-point prize buckles.
NC 4-H’ers Shine with High Points and Class Wins at the 2026 Southern Regionals

Published - August 17, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
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2026 NC State 4-H Horse Show Results

Published - August 13, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
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Homegrown: Videos in the Garden

Published - August 13, 2026

From: Gardening
Histogram grid displaying seed trait diversity across a population. Charts show frequency distributions of various traits like area and length in distinct colors.
Center Update: Elucidating the Underlying Genetics of Increased Seedling Emergence in Zoysiagrass

Published - August 12, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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