Registration Open: Overview of Local Food Systems Online Professional Development Training
Are you interested in learning more about local food systems? Do you work with local food projects, but are …
Agriculture & Food
Extension and research at NC State address timely issues impacting our state. Extension delivers trusted information directly into the hands of farmers and agribusinesses, helping them translate knowledge into solutions that grow our economy and communities.
Upcoming Organic Gardening Class
Common Insects Diseases in the Garden an Organic Focus N.C. Cooperative Extension will be holding an in-depth Organic Pest Management …
2021 Smoky Mountain Farmers & Artisans Market
The 2021 market season begins May 1, 2021! Swain County Farmers Market is now Smoky Mountain Farmers & Artisans Market …
Grant Application Opportunity Through the Cooperative Extension Service
If you are a farmer in the far western counties of North Carolina who has been waiting for the right …
Swain County Office Receives Grant From Nantahala Health Foundation
N.C. Cooperative Extension in Swain County has received a $26,068 grant from Nantahala Health Foundation to fund the renovations for the …
Mineral Supplementation in Beef Cattle Management
Beef cattle and other livestock require a number of different minerals, macro and micro, for optimal growth, reproduction, and …
Pesticide School and Exam in Swain County
NC State Extension specialists, County Extension agents, and N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Inspectors will present lessons …
Enhancing Your Growing Practices - 3 Part Series for Small Farm
This series is designed for small farmers interested in learning about food safety and obtaining their Good Agriculture Practices …
2021 Winter Vegetable Conference & 53rd Annual Tomato Growers Meeting
“Annual Conference Goes Virtual” Includes: First Time Virtual Trade Show, Virtual Seed Variety Show Case, Virtual Fumigation “Z” Training, Virtual …
Code of the West in Winter
Winter is fast approaching and we all know that the possibility exists for winter cold and storms that can …
Farms, Food, and You: Vermicomposting
NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a new podcast series called Farms, Food, and You. …
2020 Virtual Christmas Tree Farm Tour
Welcome to the Christmas Tree Virtual Farm Tour! The goal of this virtual farm tour is to provide you …
Backyard Composting
Instead of disposing of yard trimmings and kitchen scraps, you can compost them in your own backyard. Composting is an …
Growing Bloodroot?
We often receive questions on how to grow Bloodroot. Margaret and Alison, with the NC Alternative Crops and Organics …
Saving Milk
One of my favorite childhood movies was Heidi. There are many versions but I’ve only seen the one made …
2020 AgOptions Informational Sessions Being Offered
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS To participate in an information meeting via the Zoom platform (presenters will be live), click on the below links …
NC Tree Identification
Trees of North Carolina A Free, On-Line Plant Identification tool Featuring native and naturalized trees of North Carolina. Includes images of bark, twigs, …
Ready, Set, Start Your Oven: Cornbread Cook-Off Contest!!
You are invited to participate in the Virtual Cornbread Cook-off. It’s easy to enter! Here’s how it works: The Cornbread Cook-off …
Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook
Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …
Where Are the Canning Jars? Is It 1975 All Over Again?
I hold cloudy memories of the 1970s. I remember that decade being aesthetically challenged, but what I most clearly …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Growing Small Farms: Sustainable Agriculture in North Carolina
- Smoky Mountain Beekeepers Association
- Swain and Jackson County Master Gardener Program
- Swain County Extension Staff and Programs Brochure
- Swain County Farmers Market
Extension Programs at NC State University
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC FarmLink
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
National eXtension Resources
Newsletters
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Publications, Information, and News
- Integrated Pest Management Blogs
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Pest News
- NCDA&CS Soil Testing Information
Resources
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