2020 Think Green Thursdays Are Live!
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Equine Internal Parasite Management Class
Join us on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 6 p.m. for a class on how to manage internal parasites …
2020 Tri County 4-H Chicken Chain Program Interest Meeting
Back by popular demand! The Tri County 4-H Chicken Chain Program will be very similar to the Chicken Show …
January 2020 Alamance Gardener
Alamance Gardener JANUARY 2020 We’ve made it easier for you to learn something new in 2020 by expanding our Think …
2020 Hay Directory *Updated 12.31.19*
View the 2020 Hay Directory. Have hay or straw to sell in Alamance or surrounding counties? Complete an online form …
NC AgVentures Grant Program - Accepting Applications Now!
NC AgVentures is an Extension program that provides grants to NC independent family farms for new and innovative agricultural …
2020 Piedmont Regional Beef Conference
Join us for the 8th Annual Piedmont Regional Beef Conference on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the Chatham County …
Alamance Gardener November 2019
Alamance Gardener NOV 2019 To prune or not to prune? That is the question… answered in this month’s Alamance Gardener …
Become an Alamance County Extension Master Food Volunteer!
What is the Extension Master Food Volunteer Program? Interest in food, cooking, and local food is at an all-time high. …
Alamance Gardener October 2019
It’s time to plant just about everything! Read all about it here: Alamance Gardener OCT …
FACT’s 2019 Fund-a-Farmer Grants
Grants Available for Livestock & Poultry Farmers Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is accepting applications for three types of grants for livestock and …
Med Instead of Meds Returns in October
Join us for an autumn edition of Med Instead of Meds! Med Instead of Meds was created by a group …
Alamance Gardener September 2019
Alamance Gardener SEPTEMBER 2019 Click the link to find out what’s growing on in September. (Hint: the Master Gardener℠ volunteers …
Alamance Gardener August 2019
It’s time to make way for broccoli! Take a look through the August issue of the Alamance …
Alamance County Voluntary Agricultural District
The Alamance County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Purpose: To promote agricultural values and general welfare of the county by increasing …
North Piedmont Farm School Extends Registration Deadline Until January 3, 2020
North Central Farm School Extends Deadline until January 3. Classes begin January 13, 2020. Registration and class fee must …
July 2019 Alamance Gardener
Alamance Gardener JULY 2019 What’s bugging your garden? Read all about the IPM strategy for minimizing insect damage in this …
Alamance County 4-H Summer Sizzle 2019
It is that time again! Alamance County 4-H Summer Sizzle Program is officially here! Check out the links below for …
Spring 2019 Solutions Newsletter
N.C. Cooperative Extension in Alamance County is Springing Green! Read all about it here: Solutions Newsletter Spring …
Alamance Gardener, March 2019
The Meteorological Madness of March – wait a minute! Read more in this month’s Alamance Gardener: Alamance Gardener MARCH …
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