Davidson County Government, which includes the Extension Office, will be closed on the following days:
Friday, November 11
Thursday, November 24
Friday, November 25
No More Over-the-Counter Antibiotics
You read that right. Over-the-Counter Antibiotics are going away and will require a prescription from a veterinarian that you have a client-patient relationship with. There will be a statewide webinar for producers on The Last Of The "Over The Counter" Antibiotics on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. via zoom. Register at https://go.ncsu.edu/otc to receive the Zoom meeting link.
Nickels for Know-How Referendum
The North Carolina Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Thursday, November 17. The polling place in Davidson County will be:
Davidson Co. Cooperative Extension Office
301 E. Center St.
Lexington NC, 27292
The referendum is being held to let users and producers of feed or fertilizer decide if they wish to continue the self-assessment program. This program has been in place since 1948, and the law requires that a new referendum be held every six years.
A 2/3 favorable vote will mean that growers are willing to continue to assess themselves to support agricultural research and education. The assessment is fifteen cents per hundred pounds on feed and fertilizer produced in North Carolina.
The funds, about $1.4 million annually, are collected by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and then allocated by the NC Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.'s 148 volunteer Board of Directors to support agricultural research and extension projects at North Carolina State University benefitting agriculture in North Carolina.
For more information on the referendum, please call your County Extension Office at 336-242-2081.
Visit NC Farms App
The Visit NC Farms Phone App, developed by the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, connects millions of North Carolina residents and visitors to farmers and local food.
If your farm, winery, local food restaurant, or farm stay would like to be listed, please contact
Sam Boring or Sara Drake.
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local
governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
