News From Wilkes County Center

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Preserve, Plan, and Prosper: Protecting Farm and Forest Resources in NC

March 2, 2026

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Herter O'Neal Scholarship Time!

February 16, 2026

volunteers needed
We Need Your Help-Seeking Professional Exhibit Hall Judges

February 12, 2026

Painted bouquet with overlaid text: Cut Flower Farming: From Field to Market; 3/12/2026 1pm–4pm
Cut Flower Farming: From Field to Market

February 4, 2026

Wilkes CC SBC: From Story to Sale — Complete Farm Marketing; Mar 6, 2026, 9–12:30
From Story to Sale: Complete Farm Marketing Workshop

February 1, 2026

Brushy Mountain Tree Fruit Meeting 2026 poster: Feb 19, 9am–2pm, Wilkes County Ag Center
Brushy Mountain Tree Fruit Meeting 2026

January 12, 2026

Blackberry bush with unripe, ripening, and ripe berries on trellis wire
Blackberry Pruning Workshop

January 12, 2026

Flyer: Harvesting Opportunities: Leveraging Your Farm Assets for Agritourism — Tuesday, February 24, 1–5 pm
Harvesting Opportunities: Leveraging Your Farm Assets for Agritourism

January 12, 2026

Garden bed with pink, white, yellow and orange begonia flowers
Winter Gardening Series: Building Skills for a Successful Growing Season

January 8, 2026

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs
NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

January 4, 2026

Three Jars of Different Dried Leaf Teas
Garden to Teacup: Making Tea from Plants You Already Grow

January 2, 2026

Tractor with rear-mounted yellow tank spraying a grassy field
February Pesticide Credit Opportunity

December 31, 2025

Wooden roadside sign reading "FARM BUSINESS BASICS" and "Everything You Need to Know to Start" in a field
Farm Business Basics: Everything You Need to Know to Start

December 30, 2025

Apple trees dormant in winter
Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

December 18, 2025

Pond management monthly schedule table showing activities with shaded months for each task
North Carolina Farm Pond Management Calendar

December 12, 2025

Raised Garden Beds
Winterizing Your Raised Garden Beds

November 18, 2025

Beetroot bulbs emerging from soil with red stems and green leaves
Growing Beets in the Garden

November 18, 2025

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

November 13, 2025

Red watering can with curved handle and angled spout
Interested in Joining the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Wilkes County Program?

October 24, 2025

Tractor with rear-mounted boom sprayer spraying a green field
January Pesticide Credit Opportunity

October 24, 2025

Timberland ready to be evaluated.
Landowner Forestry Workshop

September 3, 2025

A hunting stand alongside trees and a field.
Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference

August 25, 2025

spotted lantern-fly
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences-Reporting Tool for the Spotted Lanternfly

August 1, 2025

Red and green apples on white roller conveyor belt
Food safety training for packing house managers and supervisors

July 16, 2025

A mobile mill processing a log.
Wood Utilization and Fire Protection Workshop

July 9, 2025

Hand holding garden hose spraying water onto raised vegetable bed
Watering Wisely: How Much Your Summer Vegetable Garden Really Needs

June 30, 2025

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2025 4-H Summer Adventures Wilkes County!

April 29, 2025

disaster relief program
Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program

April 16, 2025

4-H Workshop
4-H Mother's Day Bouquet Workshop

April 15, 2025

Piedmont Regional Forage Conference
Piedmont Regional Forage Conference

March 6, 2025

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NCCEAPA Herter-O’Neal Scholarship Time!

February 26, 2025

NC Bradford Pear Bounty
NC Bradford Pear Bounty-Wilkesboro, NC-SOLD OUT

February 20, 2025

nccepa basket fundraiser
NC Cooperative Extension Administrative Professionals Association (NCCEAPA) North Central District Basket Raffle

February 10, 2025

Wilkes County 4-H Valentine's Sweets Workshop — Feb 13, 2025; ages 5–18; $10 per child
Wilkes County 4-H Valentine's Sweet Treats

February 3, 2025

tobacco farmers legal notice for voting
Tobacco Associates Export Promotion Check-Off Referendum on February 19, 2025

January 27, 2025

tax seminar 2025
Tax Reappraisal Seminar for Farmers-1/20/2025

January 6, 2025

Green 4‑H "Member's Record" booklet left; text: "It starts with a project. It ends with a record book."
4-H Project Record Book 2024

January 2, 2025

Flyer announcing Foothills Winter Landscapers meeting, red background with beige blocks with written info and 3 circles with turf and grass images
2025 Foothills Winter Landscapers Meeting- Sign Up Now!

December 10, 2024

Group of farm workers posing in a field; man holds bucket of harvested okra and sash "Birthday Boy"
Wilkes County Local Food Spotlight: Tumbling Shoals Farm

November 25, 2024

Winterfest 2024

November 18, 2024

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