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NC Agritunity 2020 conference held in Statesville on Feb. 8

By Michael O. Fine Rowan Cooperative Extension Calling all land managers, agricultural enthusiasts, farmers, ranchers and backyard gardeners: ...

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Art and Orchids featuring Stickwork opens Saturday at Daniel Stowe

BELMONT – Visitors to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden can experience the creative works of North Carolina artist Patrick ...

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Rowan Cooperative Extension plant sale going on now

By Laura Allen Rowan County 4-H Agent Now is the perfect time to be planning some additions to ...

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Fill your winter garden with ornamentals

By Carole Massey Rowan Master Gardener Winter in North Carolina for a gardener can be very frustrating. Some ...

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Make a plan for the perfect Super Bowl gathering

By Toi Degree Rowan Cooperative Extension Next Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday! The Super Bowl is the annual ...

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Help wanted to get rid of wild onions, chickweed

By Amy-Lynn Albertson Rowan Extension Director Q: What’s the best way to mow my lawn so I can ...

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New Hurley Park assistant has a passion for plants

Back in October, our Hurley Park assistant manager took a new position and we were left short on ...

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Training offered on using herbicide, respirators

By Morgan Watts Rowan Livestock and Field Crops Agent Anyone planning to apply the herbicide dicamba to Xtend ...

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Hedges make good neighbors

High-density housing and other situations dictate the use of screens and border plantings of shrubs and trees for ...

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2020 is full of 4-H opportunities for youth

By Laura Allen Rowan County 4-H Agent Happy New Year! 4-H enrollment begins annually in January of each ...

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Vegetable harvest by May? Tips to growing an early spring garden

By Michael O. Fine  Rowan Cooperative Extension As a child, I recall my parents faithfully tending a summer ...

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Make new goals that are easy to accomplish

By Toi Degree Rowan Cooperative Extension Happy New Year! We are now a few days into 2020 and ...

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Ag Export Seminar Jan. 28-29 in Kannapolis

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host its third annual N.C. Ag ...

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Time to look forward to a new season

By Morgan Watts Rowan Cooperative Extension With the new year approaching, now is the time to take a ...

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Practice the proper woodland stewardship

By Amy-Lynn Albertson Rowan Extension Director North Carolina has abundant forestland that makes valuable contributions to the quality ...

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Give your Christmas tree a second life in the landscape

By Melinda Myers Melindamyers.com Once your holiday celebrations have passed and the decorations go back into storage, it ...

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The 4-H Food Show was egg-cellent

By Laura Allen Rowan County 4-H Agent The annual Rowan County 4-H Food Show was held on Dec. ...

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The highs and lows at Hurley Park this year

December can be a toss-up of how Hurley Park will look based on weather. Last year we had ...

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Home and garden Q&A: Pruning and planting

By Darrell Blackwelder For the Salisbury Post Cold rains can be a real inconvenience during the holiday season ...

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Shopping home stretch: Last-minute gift ideas

By Toi N. Degree Family and consumer education agent By the time this article hits the paper, you ...

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N.C. Farm School growing farmers from the ground up

By Amy-Lynn Albertson Rowan County Extension Director According to the 2017 agriculture census, there are about 74,000 agriculture ...

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Seed catalogs in mail boxes spark spring fever for gardeners

By Michael O. Fine Rowan Cooperative Extension I’m not sure if seed companies traditionally send their catalogs to ...

Farm & Garden

Local 4-H’ers tackle a national competition

By Morgan Watts Rowan Cooperative Extension Last week, Rowan County’s 4-H program had five youth compete at a ...

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Why the water is running and what those stalks are

Work never seems to end at Hurley Park, and being short staffed has made things quite interesting. Most ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Take care of your mower before you put it away

Winter is upon us and use of outdoor power equipment, especially gasoline-powered lawn mowers, has greatly diminished. Proper ...

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Register soon for Extension Master Gardener program

Rowan County Cooperative Extension Cooperative Extension is now accepting applications for the 2020 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. ...

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Be prepared for the big cooking day

By Toi Degree Rowan Cooperative Extension We are entering the holiday season, and Thanksgiving is less than a ...

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Use mulch to sell your home faster

By Darrell Blackwelder I recently did a presentation for the Salisbury/Rowan Association of Realtors about the benefits of ...

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