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WNC AgOptions

2025 WNC AgOptions Grant

Intent to apply deadline is October 11. Attending an Informational Session is highly recommended.The Western North Carolina (WNC) AgOptions Grant is an invaluable resource for farmers looking to…

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4-H Beekeeping Club

Have you ever wanted to make your own honey? Have you ever wanted to have a beehive of your own? Now is the chance to learn firsthand what it takes to make honey. McDowell 4-H has the Busy Bees 4-H…

Beekeeper

Register Now for McDowell Honeybee Beginner Beekeeping Course!

Free Four Day Beginning Beekeeping Course9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Saturday, February 3, 10 and 17, 2023Field day TBDDo you have an interest in learning more about beekeeping, and how you and your family…

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McDowell Sourwood Honey Tasting Contest Coming Up!

Who loves taste testing sourwood honey? On October 12, 6:30 p.m., at Keeper's Cut Meadery, 175 West Henderson Street, everyone is invited to attend and sample sourwood honey from across the county.…

Beekeeper

Interested in Beekeeping? Free Bee School Coming Up!

Free Four Day Beginning Beekeeping Course9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Saturday, February 4, 11 and 18, 2023Field day Apr 22, 2023 will be 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Do you have an interest in learning more about…

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Introducing Our New Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent

Skyler Murray is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension-McDowell County Center. Skyler grew up on her family's fifth-generation farm in Rutherford…

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WNC AgOptions Grant: Applications Set to Be Released Early October

Since 2004 supported by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, WNC AgOptions has provided grant funding for farmers wanting to diversify or expand their production.The application will soon be…

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Advanced Honeybee Course

Join us for an advanced honeybee course!When: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Saturdays, September 11, 18, & 25, 2021.Where: McDowell Technical Community College - William Harold Smith Building room 113 Course…