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Currituck's 4-H Rural Life Center in Spot has riding rings, a kayak launch and fish ponds open to the public. [more]
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NCSU disease forecast helps growers avoid important downy mildew disease of cucumbers, melons and other cucurbits: [more]
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Going to college can earn you $1 million more over a lifetime, but the gains have declined over the past decade. [more]

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation.

Wilson County 4-H Centennial Celebration

Wilson County 4-H Centennial Celebration
_{November 7-8, 2009}

For more information visit our website.

http://wilson.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/98/4-H%20Centennial%20Flyer0001.pdf

Farm-City Week Breakfast

November 19, 2009 - 7:30-9:00AM

Wilson County Agricultural Center

Guest Speaker – Norris Tolson

President and CEO – NC Biotechnology Center

RSVP by November 16^th to Connie Bailey at 237-0111

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LANDSCAPE CONFERENCE
& TRADE SHOW

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

For more information click here

Wilson County Center gives our county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Wilson County citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by email or phone.

Featured Content

National 4-H Congress

National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the 4-H program. For seventy-nine years, youth from the United States and its territories have participated in this youth leadership development conference. The Congress provides youth, ages 14-19, a quality, educational, and cross-cultural experience that exceeds what any state independently provides. North Carolina's delegation to this year's Congress included 17 youth and 3 adults. MORE

Tourism Extension Website Brings Resources to Local Communities!

Extension agent discussing agritourism business with alpaca farm owner

Tourism Extension at NC State University is proud to announce the launch of their new website! The site is designed to benefit NC Cooperative Extension Agents and other professionals working throughout North Carolina. The purpose of the website is to provide useful information on a variety of tourism-related topics, to identify additional resources, and to provide a forum to share current news and information related to tourism and extension within North Carolina and beyond. Be sure to visit often as new information and resources will be added on a regular basis. MORE

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Events

	Community and Rural Development Banquet November 13th, 2009 @ 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Nashville, NC
	Join us for the Annual Community and Rural Development Banquet on November 13, 2009 at 6:30 pm. Come enjoy speaker Rev. O.D. Sykes of Swift Creek Baptist Church and music by Sounds of Joy with performances by the Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church Praise Dancers. Enjoy an evening of food, fellowship, door prizes, and fun. The cost is $10/person. Please RSVP by Friday, November 6, 2009. ... MORE

	Farm-City Week Breakfast November 19th, 2009 @ 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Wilson, NC
	The Agri-Business Committee and Wilson Chamber of Commerce will host the Farm-City Week Breakfast on Thursday, November 19, 2009. The meeting will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural Center and will begin with breakfast at 7:30 AM. The program will follow at 8:00 with guest speaker, Norris Tolson. Mr. Tolson is President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. He will provide an update on the Biotechnology Center and ... MORE

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News

	Growing Together Posted November 3rd, 2009 in Home & Family
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Preserving Pumpkins and Gourds Properly
Posted November 2nd, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale, Extension Agent November 2, 2009 Preserving Pumpkins and Gourds Properly So you have picked pumpkins and gourds for your Halloween decorations but how can you take the necessary steps to preserve these vegetables so they will continue to look good until Thanksgiving? First remember that a light frost won't hurt pumpkins, but several hard frosts will turn them mushy. After picking pumpkins and gourds wash or wipe them with warm, soapy water and disinfecting with a solution ... MORE

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