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November 2022 Newsletter
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November 2022
Can you believe the end of the year is fast approaching? The days are chillier and soon our daylight becomes shorter as we turn back our clocks. The leaf changes offer a beautiful backdrop, such as the picture above which was taken last November at the Betsey Jeff Penn 4-H Camp.

Along with the changing weather, Cooperative Extension has been adding new workshops and programming. Below you will read about some of the new programs and initiatives such as the successful fence school, the new Kids Voting program and new Family
and Consumer Science programming offered through the support
of a newly acquired Triangle North Healthcare Foundation grant.

Throughout the year, Cooperative Extension conducts programs with the support of many community volunteers. I would personally like to invite all of our volunteers, stakeholders and community partners to our Annual Volunteer Banquet to be held, Thursday, November 17th. Please scroll below to RSVP.

November is also a special month as we pay honor to our Veterans
for their service to our country. Veteran’s Day is a time to honor and thank all military personnel who have served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces. We appreciate and thank all veterans for their service.
Charissa M. Puryear
County Extension Director
Granville County Cooperative Extension will hold the annual Extension Volunteer Appreciation Banquet to be held at Carlee Farms at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022. This  year we honor our volunteers with our theme “You are the essential piece of the Cooperative Extension puzzle!” We hope you will join us for an evening of reflection and celebration. To register, please use this link to register or call the office at 919-603-1350 for assistance.
Agriculture
Fencing School a Success
Over the course of the last few years, Granville County has seen an influx of new and beginning farmers.  Many of these producers did not grow up on farming operations and therefore do not have the benefit of learning how to do some things from the previous generation.  Through a few different programs held earlier in the year, it become very apparent that a fence school was needed to help teach individuals about planning and properly constructing a fence to hold various types of livestock. 

Partnering with Warren County Cooperative Extension, a Fence School was held October 25 at Butner Beef Cattle Field Lab.  We limited participation to 30 people so that everyone could feel comfortable asking questions and participating in the hands-on portion.  The school filled quickly and a waiting list was started.  Fence law, fence economics, post materials, wire materials and fence building basics were covered in the classroom portion.  Then we moved outside to drive posts, build H braces, stretch wire, staple fence material and add an electric offset wire.  Participants remained engaged and interested while asking pertinent questions throughout the workshop.  Many positive comments including “best workshop ever” were heard at the end of the day.  This appears to have been a very successful event in providing valuable information to individuals.  Even if they don’t build the fence themselves, they will know what a properly constructed fence should look like.

Submitted by Kim Woods


**Reminder**
Nickels for Know-How Referendum
November 17, 2022


The Granville County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

Mikayla Graham, County Referendum Chairman said 1 polling place has been established in the County. The polling location is:

County Extension Office at:  125 Oxford Outer Loop, Oxford, NC 27565

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 919-603-1350
Family and Consumer Science
 
For more information about FCS Programs use the links below to visit the program Facebook page or email FCS agent, Jennifer Brown.
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
4-H Youth Development
Kids Voting NC
Kids Voting is a non-partisan effort to help youth under 18 understand and believe in the power they have as engaged citizens and informed voters. For the first time, Granville County youth had the opportunity to participate in Kids Voting. Youth at J.F. Webb and Granville Central High School learned about the parties, candidates and got to cast their vote in a mock election to prepare them for voting when they are eligible. 122 Youth cast their vote for local and state candidates.
NC State Fair Updates
Horse Show Participants:
Raegan Owens
Lily Shaeffer
Lexi Nelms



 
Granville County won 5th place in the
4-H State Fair Booth Competition
 
 
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.
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