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News From Swain County Center

Full-grown bagworm in its protective camoflage.

Are Those Christmas Ornaments on My Leyland Cypress?

December 10, 2024

Christmas trees lining a mountainside.

Christmas Tree Care

December 2, 2024

Hurricane Helene Resources written in red with a hurricane photo in the background

Free Forage Analysis for Hurricane Impacted Counties

December 2, 2024

Fall Pro Day - in Waynesville

November 23, 2024

New Swain Extension Agents

New Faces at Swain Cooperative Extension Office

November 22, 2024

NC Farm Succession School flyer; Eastern NC Mar 6, 2025; Western NC Mar 27, 2025; Reg $25

NC Farm Succession School Registration Is Now Open

November 21, 2024

Pesticide School January 2025

2026 Bryson City Pesticide Safety School

November 15, 2024

Insects that come inside

What to Do About Insects That Come Inside?

October 25, 2024

NEW Stormwater Design Workshops!

October 14, 2024

Frozen/Dead Plant Leaves

Baby, It’s Cold Outside! (Finally)

October 11, 2024

Dr Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest Winners 2024

Swain Winners in the 2024 Dr. Kim Ingold NC 4-H Photo Contest

October 11, 2024

NCDA&CS News

Following Hurricane Helene, N.C. Forest Service Urging the Public to Be Careful and Responsible With Outdoor Fire

October 7, 2024

Red glossy circular button with a white Swiss-style cross and a silver rim

Safety and Recovery After a Hurricane

October 2, 2024

Tomato plants on stakes with green and red fruit in a flooded, plastic-mulched row

Assessing Damage in Produce Crops During Times of Excessive Rainfall

September 26, 2024

Flower Seeds

Flowers to Sow in the Fall for Spring Color

September 25, 2024

2024 NC 4-H District Shooting Sports Collage

2024 NC 4-H District Shooting Sports Tournament Results

September 6, 2024

4-H Photography Contest 2024 Winners

2024 Swain County 4-H Photo Contest Winners

September 6, 2024

Calling All Gardeners, Egg Producers and Beekeepers

August 13, 2024

Crops in a field with barns in the background.

Farm Tax Webinar - Sept. 19th Depreciation: Recovering the Cost of Capital Assets on the Farm

August 12, 2024

Switchel Beverage

Switchel (Haymakers Punch): Nature’s Healthy Gatorade

July 25, 2024

Forestry Landowner Summit

July 16, 2024

Tomatoes

We All Love Tomatoes, Right?

July 16, 2024

Blueberries Health Benefits Flyer

July Local Food Spotlight - Blueberries

July 8, 2024

Woodland Owners Newsletter

Woodland Owner Notes eNewsletter - a Great Resource

July 8, 2024

North Carolina Forest Service Tree Seedling Store text with NC shield and state seal

N.C. Forest Service Tree Seedlings Go on Sale July 1

June 24, 2024

Bumblebee clinging upside-down to yellow flower with pollen sac on hind leg

What's That Sound? Buzz Pollination!

June 21, 2024

Person holding wooden crate of assorted vegetables in a farm field

Thinking About Becoming a Farmer?

May 29, 2024

Tomato Basil Strawberry Salsa

Celebrate Summer With Flags and Fresh Local Produce

May 23, 2024

The chart titled "Curative Suppression of Dollar Spot with Fungicides" from NC State University displays the percentage of dollar spot per plot over time, from May 13 to May 31. It compares six treatments: Secure, Maxima, Posterity, Daconil Ultrex, Chipco

What Is a Fungicide? That Is the Question!

May 21, 2024

Fire Blight

Fire Blight Showing Up on Apple and Pear Trees

May 21, 2024

cattle shoot

Cattle Handling Facilities

May 9, 2024

fresh strawberries

It’s Strawberry Picking Time

April 25, 2024

Carpenter Bee on a piece of wood.

Build a Carpenter Bee Trap in 10 Steps

April 22, 2024

chimney-bee-may-20

Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared

April 5, 2024

A wooded mountainside.

Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour

April 4, 2024

4 baby chicks

With Early Easter Comes Lots of Feathered Farm Friends

March 28, 2024

Western North Carolina Small Ruminant Workshop

March 20, 2024

Conifer branch with orange sap resin oozing from damaged bark

Pest Alert: Be on the Lookout for Rust Diseases

March 18, 2024

Small deciduous tree with dried brown leaves standing in a field under a blue sky

Pest Alert: Phomopsis Dieback in Florida Dogwoods

March 18, 2024

bunch grapes on a vine

Time to Prune the Grape Vines

February 15, 2024

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