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Danelle Cutting: Exciting news about local farms and foods

Being the local food and horticulture agent for Rowan County, I am privileged to learn about new things happening within the county. Without a doubt, ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, November 6, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

Aquaponics gaining interest in our state

Last week, I said that I would write about a recent trip to an aquaponics farm in Raleigh. Lately, aquaponics has become a hot topic, ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, November 6, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Do a Business Partnership school visit

Have you visited the local schools lately? If not, you should check out the Business Partnership school visits. This is a great way to learn ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 30, 2015 12:00 am

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Handle trees gently and wait to prune

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension Leaf colors are beautiful right now, so if we have a break in the rain, be sure to take ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 30, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

Yes, mushrooms are plentiful; no, don’t prune now

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension When I first started working in Cooperative Extension almost six years ago, a retired agent told me that during ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Farm School Summit a success

Blue skies, bright sun shining, cool weather, more than 120 people, some super awesome Extension agents and Piedmont Research staff can create an awesome NC ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 23, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Join the Poinsettia and Wine Tour

After fall comes winter, sometimes a little sooner or later than expected. There are activities coming up that everyone will want to know about. One ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 16, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

That orange tree might be a persimmon tree

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension Cooler temperatures are forecast over the weekend. As the season progresses, our first frost should be coming soon. Because ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 16, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Plant sale a good way to keep things growing

When I was growing up, I used to spend time with my grandparents throughout the year and I tell you, it was some of the ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 2, 2015 12:00 am

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Fighting fire ants and getting rid of special waste

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension With all of this rain comes new problems that we did not have this summer. The much-needed rain was ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, October 2, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

Fall is the best time for trees, shrubs and lawns

By Danelle Cutting For the Salisbury Post  Most advertisements want you to believe that spring is the most opportune time to plant, but for trees ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: How do you get millenials into nature?

Being an Extension agent can be tough but rewarding. Every day is different, and you are never stuck at a desk. I started off my ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 am

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Insects and mold dominate questions

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension For some reason, I received tons of calls about insects and molds this week. I am going to help ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 25, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Giant hopes for bigger pumpkins

What do a tent, plastic covered pallet and pumpkin vine make? I guess I should say help make, but these are all required to make ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 am

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Cooler weather prompting more questions

By Danelle Cutting Cooperative Extension The weather this week has been wonderful. I have actually been able to stay outside for long periods of time ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

Pesticide class coming up Sept. 16

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension With fairs and pesticide classes coming up, it has been very crazy in the office. This week has been ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Everything from apples to zucchini

When I tell people what I do for a living, I always get the strangest looks because it can be difficult to explain when I ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Much to learn in Leadership Rowan

The cat’s out of the bag —I am indeed a participant in the 2015-2016 Leadership Rowan program. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 4, 2015 12:01 am

Farm & Garden

Fresh samples, photos of problems help identify them

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension As summer temperatures fade and fall’s cooler weather begins, people are venturing out into their gardens and looking at ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, September 4, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: think about adding a pollinator garden

I love pollinators, and I am grateful that we have the demonstration gardens at the Agricultural Extension office that provide them a habitat. This year ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 28, 2015 12:01 am

Farm & Garden

Muscadines have devastating Pierce’s disease

With the weather being as hot as it has been the past few weeks, I am thrilled to have a little break. With the cooler ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: South Dakota was full of surprises

It has been a few weeks since I returned from the South Dakota National County of Agriculture Agents meeting. You have already read about Darrell ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 21, 2015 12:00 am

Farm & Garden

More answers to your gardening questions

By Danelle Cutting Rowan Cooperative Extension I have been receiving lots of phone calls from all over the county concerning plants and pests in the ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 21, 2015 12:00 am

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Danelle Cutting: Take precautions against avian flu

As most of you know, Cooperative Extension is going through some structural changes and due to some of those changes many of the surrounding counties ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 14, 2015 12:02 am

Farm & Garden

N.C. Farm School: Seven-month program helping to produce a new generation of farmers

Rolling pastures, grazing cattle, tobacco curing, homegrown tomatoes and fresh cut hay take us back to a time that seems almost forgotten. The key phrase ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 14, 2015 12:01 am

Farm & Garden

Danelle Cutting: Answering your questions

With Darrell Blackwelder retiring, I am definitely having to work harder at getting everyone’s questions answered. One thing I have heard from our clients is ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, August 7, 2015 12:03 am

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Danelle Cutting: Get ready for Youth Market Chef competition

It’s that time of year again for the Market Chef Competition. This year, however, it’s for the youth. We had such a blast last year ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Friday, July 31, 2015 12:03 am

Food

Nothing could be finer than Carolina peaches

Juicy, sweet, somewhat tart, a little fuzzy, but oh, so good. These are just a few characteristics describing one of my favorite fruits, the peach. ... Read more

by Danelle Cutting, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:02 am

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