Wheat nitrogen application - late January to early Feb is the good time to estimate your wheat tillers and optimize your nitrogen application. If you have less than 50 tillers per square foot you can still rescue your wheat with a nitrogen application now to get more tillers.
Search on the best performing varieties that meet your needs, for example you can specify a group 4 variety with the Liberty Link trait and good resistance to frog eye leaf spot and shattering.
The listing is free, we just need a questionaire to be filled out and a picture or logo. Please contact April Vigardt at alvigard@ncsu.com for more information.
You may place your order online and then mail a check to confirm order at
https://forms.gle/TY1LBruY9crLLKNX8. You may also request a paper order form that we can email or mail to you, and then you can return the completed form with payment. To request an order form, e-mail donna_mull@ncsu.edu. or call the Extension Office at 828-465-8240.
Plants will be available for pick-up mid-March.
New 4-H Clubs
Check-out some of these 4-H club options and make plans to get involved in 2020!
* New Jr. Entrepreneur Club
Ages 7 and older
The group will have 5 programs at the Extension Office where youth will learn some business basics and then participants will have the opportunity to set-up their own summer business at the Conover Farmers Market. The first meeting is planned for Wednesday, February 26, followed by Tuesdays, March 12 and 26 and April 9 and 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. On Saturday, May 2, youth will shadow market vendors at the Hickory Farmers Market. There is no charge for youth to participate in the 4-H Club, but they are expected to complete a 4-H Entrepreneurship Project that will be due in the Fall, which will reinforce the importance of record keeping with business ownership. Youth under 12 must be accompanied by a parent. Club Leaders: Helen and Kurt Durrant and Michelle Long. For information or to enroll in the club, email donna_mull@ncsu.edu.
* NEW Hickory 4-H Club - Ages 5-10
Meets monthly on a Friday evening at St. Luke's Methodist Church, Hickory
Next Meeting: February 7 at 6:00 p.m.
This will be a general interest with fun and different hands-on programs each month. Great group for exploring 4-H for families new to 4-H. Club Leader: Jessica Stamey.
* Top Shots Shooting Sports Club - Ages 9 and older
Kick-off Informational Meeting for 2020 is planned for February 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Catawba Valley Rifle and Pistol Club in Conover. Organizational Leader: Becky Brittain with a team of shooting sports coaches.
For more information about these and other 4-H clubs, contact Donna Mull, 4-H Agent at 828-465-8240 or donna_mull@ncsu.edu.
Join us as Dr. Jessica Urzen, Catawba Valley Medical Center Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, explains how what we eat can prevent or cause disease and shares tips on how to eat for better health.
The event is FREE.
Registration is not required.
Location:
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
375 3rd St. NE
Hickory, NC 28601
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Family Consumer Science (FCS) -
Food and Nutrition
"Farm to Fork" Recipe Page
Visit the "
Farm to Fork" recipe page for recipes and resources to help you prepare produce that you grow or purchase at local farmers markets.
Attention - Aspiring Food Business Entrepreneurs:
Click on the link below for answers to questions regarding starting a food business. Whether you are interested in selling value-added products at a farmers market or starting a
food truck. You will find information to help you, including agencies that regulate food businesses.
Stop by the Extension office and pick up a complimentary guide with instructions on how to can and freeze selected fruits and vegetables. For your convenience, the guides have been distributed to several local libraries but supplies are limited.
In 2 minutes you will help us to improve how we serve Catawba County.
This survey is completely anonymous
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Persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency may request accommodations to participate by contacting Catawba County Extension Director, George Place, at (828) 465-8240 or gtplace@ncsu.edu or in person at the County Extension Office at least 14 days prior to the event.
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origen, la religión, la ideología política, el estado civil y situación familiar, el sexo, la edad, la condición de veterano de guerra, la identidad sexual, la orientación sexual, la información genética o la discapacidad de la persona. Colaboración entre las
Universidades NC State y NC A & T, el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, y los gobiernos locales. Las personas con discapacidades y las personas con dominio limitado del inglés pueden solicitar adaptaciones para participar comunicándose con el Director de Extensión del Condado de Catawba, George Place, al (828) 465-8240 o gtplace@ncsu.edu o personalmente en la Oficina de Extensión del Condado al menos 14 días antes al evento.
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Contact:
Dr. George Place
Catawba County Cooperative Extension Director
Agricultural Resources Center, Newton, NC 28658
828-465-8240