Feels like Spring ....get ready!

From the Director

I am amazed at how quickly we are progressing through 2023! Perhaps it is the flurry of activity and variety of opportunities staff at NC Cooperative Extension in Currituck offered in January. We enjoyed everything from a winter plant sale to communications, cooking and coding classes for youth; as well as winter farm production meetings, nutrition and cooking classes and more! In fact, over 40 different classes were offered to Currituck citizens in the month of January.

I'd say that we are off to a great start! And while it may now be February, it sure has felt like spring. All the rain and warmth has inspired our folks to plan and publish classes to help you get ready for that upcoming spring season. You can read more about all we have to offer in the articles and links below.

Farmers, be sure to take note of the upcoming corn growers referendum being held on March 14. This voluntary assessment will endow a corn specialist position at NC State in perpetuity. Voting will take place here at the Extension Center.

For more information about NC Cooperative Extension in Currituck county visit our website at currituck.ces.ncsu.edu, contact Cameron_Lowe@ncsu.edu or call 252-232-2261.

2023 Corn Growers Association Referendum

The Corn Growers Association of North Carolina will be conducting a referendum for the assessment of corn sold to first purchasers in North Carolina on March 14, 2023. All farmers currently engaged in the production of #2 yellow dent corn intended for livestock feed, including tenants, sharecroppers or other persons sharing in the production income of corn are eligible to vote. Voting will take place at the Currituck County Extension office, located at 120 Community Way in Barco during regular business hours.

Welcome to Medicare Seminar

Are you overwhelmed with Medicare questions? Are you unsure of where to begin? N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center can help you navigate the complicated Medicare Highway with their “Welcome to Medicare” session. On Feb 22, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Currituck Cooperative Extension Center, we will cover Medicare Basic Benefits, Medicare Supplemental Plans, Medicare Advantage Plans, and Prescription Drug Plans.

Currituck 4-Hers Place Well at District Horse Bowl

The Currituck County Horse Bowl teams placed second and third in the Northeast District 4-H Horse Bowl (Mixed Team) competition that took place on February 11, 2023 hosted by Currituck County. This quiz bowl, double-elimination competition, consisted of 11 teams from Wake, Halifax, Nash, Perquimans and Currituck counties, competing in 3 divisions.

Multiple Currituck County team members earned top ten finishes. Megan Armstrong took first place in individual placings with Elijah Campbell placing second. Poppy Wright earned fourth place honors while Karleigh Meads placed seventh, Amanda Jennings placed ninth, and Sophia Haislop placed tenth overall. The second place Currituck team will compete at the State Competition March 11, 2023 on the campus of NCSU.