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We Need Your Help-Seeking Professional Exhibit Hall Judges

Seeking Professional Exhibit Judges (perfect opportunity for retired professionals)Your Expertise. Their Hard Work. A Fair Standard.We are looking for seasoned professionals and masters of craft to…

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

If you see a Spotted Lanternfly in North Carolina, please report it right away using the NCDA&CS reporting portal.Your report—especially if it includes the location, number of insects, and a…

NCCEAPA Herter-O’Neal Scholarship Time!

It's that time of year to start collecting applications for the Herter-O'Neal Scholorships! Deadline to submit applications is 3/19/2025.Basic Scholarship Information:This scholarship is offered to…

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

As featured in the 2024 Winter Edition of the Yadkin Valley Magazine Interviewee: Shiloh Avery, Tumbling Shoals Farm Written by Elisa PhillipsTumbling Shoals Farm is a roughly 15-acre certified…

Farmer on blue tractor laying plastic mulch over furrows under cloudy sky

Wilkes County Local Farm Spotlight: New Castle Farm

Wilkes County Local Farm SpotlightNew Castle Farm As featured in the 2024 Fall Edition of the Yadkin Valley Magazine Interviewee: DeAnna Prevette, New Castle FarmWritten by Elisa Phillips Nestled…

Navigating the NC Food Industry Seminar

Want to start a food business, but not sure where to start? Or are you a current small food business owner, but not sure if you are abiding by regulations or what resources are available to you? Look…

N.C. Cooperative extension table at a farmers market.

June 2024 Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter

Family and Consumer Science Agent Elisa Phillips was joined by her friend and volunteer, Lydia Frederick, and 2 extension master gardener volunteers, at the Wilkes County Farmers' Market earlier this…

N.C. Cooperative Extension – Wilkes County Center: May 2024 Family and Consumer Science Updates

May 2024 Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter

Join Family and Consumer Science Agents Elisa Phillips (Wilkes County) and Chelsea Johnson (Yadkin County) for a 3-part hands-on Spring Sweet Spreads series this summer. You can join for one or all…

Wilkes Agriculture Forum-3/2/2024

We are holding an Agricultural Forum specifically for Wilkes County on March 2, 2024, at 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Wilkes County Agricultural Center. This is a free event open to the public, no…

Western Regional Agricultural Networking Event- Save The Date! 2/22/24

February 22, 2024 N.C. Cooperative Extension - Wilkes County Center416 Executive Dr, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 The NC Farmworker Health Program, N.C. Cooperative Extension and NC Agromedicine Institute…