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NC 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament Results

2023 NC 4-H State Shooting Sports Tournament Results

Congratulations, to members of the Swain County Bullets & Bow 4-H Club! These 4-Hers had a great day at the 2023 NC 4-H State Shooting Sports Tournament. Participants spent the day at Ellerbe…

2023 NC 4-H District Shooting Sports Tournament Results

Congratulations, to members of the Swain County Bullets & Bow 4-H Club! These 4-Hers had a great day at the 2023 NC 4-H District Shooting Sports Tournament. Participants spent the day at the Polk…

2023 Swain County 4-H Photo Contest Winners

Swain County 4-H youth (ages 5-18) had the opportunity to showcase their photography skills and capture the beauty of their surroundings at the same time in the first annual Swain County 4-H Photo…

4-H Sweetie Pie Bake-Off Winners

Get ready, get set, bake!! Swain County 4-Her's had the chance to bake their favorite pie recipe and enter it in the 4-H Sweet Pie Bake-off. Entries were also submitted in the Swain County…

Considerations for Expanding Your Cattle Operation to Include Sheep or Goats

Back in March, our NC State Extension Small Ruminant Specialist, Dr. Andrew Weaver shared some very valuable information with our livestock producers centered around Exploring Additional…

Swain 4-Hers Plant Seeds and Learn to Ice with Fondant

In the late 1890's the seeds for 4-H were planted, when several states responded to the 1862 Morrill Act to expand their extension activities to include youth programs. One-acre corn contests were…

Picking Up Chicks: A How-to Guide for Purchasing Your Spring Chickens

Typically, I use my monthly article to discuss the larger livestock species that we deal with such as cattle, sheep, and goats. This month I decided to cover one of the species that often gets…

2023 Pound Cake Bake-Off Winners

Announcing the winners of the "Pound of Love: 4-H Pound Cake Bake-Off Contest!! Youth in Swain County entered in a pound cake baking challenge when they picked up grab-and-go kits from the N.C.…

Prolapses: What Causes Them and How Should We React?

Calving time is here and with it we normally see, or hear of, at least a handful of prolapses with cattle and other livestock. By definition prolapse is the displacement of a part or organ of the…

Winners of That's How the Cookie Crumbles Christmas Cookie Challenge

It's time to announce the winners of That's How the Cookie Crumbles Christmas Cookie Challenge. Two winners were chosen, one youth and one adult.Judges had the tough job of sampling each and every…