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Your Land, Your Legacy 2-Part Workshop Series: farmland workshops Feb 12 & Feb 26, 2026, Dallas NC

Your Land, Your Legacy Land Owners Series

🌿 Your Land, Your Legacy: Landowner Education Series 🌿Join us for a two-part series designed to help landowners understand the tools, programs, and planning strategies that protect working lands…

Homesteading: Backyard Basics Workshop

Homesteading: Backyard Basics is back for 2025! Join us for a day of learning about homesteading and extend your knowledge in various topics related to homesteading. This workshop is designed for…

blueberries on the plant

Blueberry Pruning Workshop

Whether you have planted blueberries recently, have established blueberry plants, or are just thinking about getting started with blueberries, this workshop is for you. Pruning can often be…

Variety trial field.

Fertilizer Variety Trial Field Day

Wednesday, June 28th, 20236:30 PM to 8:00 PM1262 Stanley Lucia Rd, Mt. Holly, NCPesticide credits available for one L, N, D, & XTopics Covered:- Forage Fertility- Forage Yields/Tonnage- Forage…

UTV rear with mounted Herd Sure-Feed Broadcaster labeled "Herd SURE-FEED BROADCASTER"

Fire Ant Bait Spreader for Rent

N.C. Cooperative Extension purchased a fire ant bait spreader that can be rented out. The spreader can be mounted on a tractor, a UTV, four-wheeler rack, or truck mount and is for fire ant bait use…

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Gaston Grower Spotlight- October 2022

Fertilizer isn't cheap and growers should always be thinking about how to best manage nutrients for their crop and their pocketbooks. This month's spotlight discusses management strategies used by…

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Gaston Grower Spotlight- Feb 2022

Who doesn't love looking out of their window to a nice pop of color. This pop of color has historically came this time of year through cool season grasses. While warm season grass thrives in our…

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2022 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Course

Interested in becoming part of a volunteer program that is dedicated to promoting research-based, sustainable gardening? Since 1979, the NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ program has recruited,…

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Tax Issues for Farmers Workshop

Date: November 2, 2021Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, DallasA meal (sponsored by Gaston Farm Bureau) will be served. RSVP is required for a head…

Rows of purple lavender plants in rows across a field with gazebo and trees

Gaston Grower Spotlight- June 2021

Gaston County is home to a diverse mixture of growing operations. One of the most unique crops that has found its way into our area is lavender. Although our soil conditions do not favor the crop it…