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Tax Issues for Farmers Workshop

Date: November 2, 2021Time: 6:30 p.m.Location: Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, Dallas A meal (sponsored by Gaston Farm …

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Somethin' Pumpkin Coming October '21

From growing, cooking, and decorating, the 7th Annual Somethin’ Pumpkin has “somethin’ for everyone” during October. This virtual festival …

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Tired of Gardening Miss-Information?

N.C. Cooperative Extension is hosting “Garden Mythbusters: There’s a Resource for That!” Trying to identify a plant? Need a …

Cover photo for Ten Acre Tuesday's Webinar Series

Ten Acre Tuesday's Webinar Series

N.C. Cooperative Extension of Gaston County is offering a series of six livestock workshops on Tuesday evenings from 7 to …

Cover photo for Gaston Grower Spotlight - November 2020

Gaston Grower Spotlight - November 2020

Giving Thanks to Our Office November’s grower spotlight highlights some of N.C. Cooperative Extension of Gaston County’s staff and their …

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Shiitake Mushroom Workshop

Course Objective This workshop teaches the basics of shiitake mushroom backyard cultivation. We will cover everything you need to know …

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Biochar Production through Slow Pyrolysis of Animal Manure

Transporting livestock manure to nutrient deficient fields can often be cost prohibitive without manure processing. …

Sloped Screen Separator for Manure

Including sloped screens for solid-liquid manure separation can have positive impacts on manure management systems …

Screw Press Separation of Manure

Screw press separators can divide a single by-product stream into a solid and liquid stream …

Pelleting Animal Manures

This factsheet summarizes key technologies used to produce pellets from animal manures and the impact …

Anaerobic Digestion from Animal Manure

Manure is among the lowest methane yielding feedstocks in digesters, but it is widely used …

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Comparison of Commercially Available Novel-Endophyte Tall Fescue Forage Varieties

This publication compares novel-endophyte tall fescue forage varieties and includes renovation planning information on choosing …

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