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Clay County Center
 
Newsletter | August 2023
 
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Agriculture
Free Soil Test Kits Now Available
Get your free soil test kits from April 1 - November 15. Stop by our office to pick yours up today!
Ag Day & Tractor Parade
N.C. Cooperative Extension – Clay County & Clay County Tractor Club will be sponsoring the 17th annual Tractor Parade & Ag Day on Hayesville Town Square. Click below for more info & learn how to become a vendor.
WNC Ag Options Grant Info Session
You are invited to an informational meeting about the 2024 WNC AgOptions grant program for growers and producers. The AgOptions staff will provide a presentation of the 2024 application,  timeline of the grant application, and answer questions.
Family & Consumer Sciences
Free Pressure Canner Testing
When was the last time your pressure canner was tested? Yearly testing of the pressure gauge ensures that your canner is safe to use.
 
USDA Guide to Home Canning

With summertime here, we will all soon be putting up the crops harvested from our gardens. Be sure you are doing it safely by checking out the USDA Guide to Home Canning.


4-H Youth Development
Trails & Rails Place at State Competition
The 2023 NC 4-H Horse Program Artistic Expression Contest was held on July 7-8 during the NC State 4-H Horse Show. There was a large increase in the number of entries submitted this year, which was great!
Master Gardeners
Two for Tea
Garden chores for July—weed, water, and weed some more—done! I was doing just that at the Master Gardener Discovery Garden this week in the blazing hot sun while dreaming of an ice-cold glass of tea. I came across a plant I did not recognize- yet it is as common as freckles on a redhead-New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus).
 
 
More Extension News & Updates
Homegrown: Agritourism in North Carolina
Pond Management Guide
North Carolina ponds offer excellent fishing for Tarheel anglers and represent a
significant portion of the state’s water resources. Properly managed ponds can
provide excellent fishing opportunities to many anglers at a reasonable cost.
However, careful planning and wise management are necessary to maintain
high-quality fishing in a pond year after year. To maintain a healthy, productive
fish population, you must select the site carefully, construct the pond properly,
maintain good water quality, and stock and harvest the pond correctly. Often
the difference between a productive pond and an unproductive one is the
ability of the owner to obtain sound pond management advice and carry out
the recommended practices. <<Click Here for the Full Publication>>
For more info or to become a vendor, click here
The 2023 Mountain State Fair will be September 8-17 at the Western North Carolina Agriculture Center.

Do you have preserved food (canned or dried), honey, craft, photos or artwork you would like to enter but don’t have the time to drive to Asheville? You’re in luck! We can get it there for you on our Extension Pony Express.

<<Click Here for More Info>>

Upcoming Area Classes
 
Need to speak with an agent?
Clay County Center agents are always available to assist you with any questions or issues you may have.

There are several ways in which you can request the assistance of an agent:


  1. Complete the online agent assist form
  2. Give us a call at (828) 389-6305
  3. Stop by our office at 25 Riverside Circle, Suite 2, Hayesville, NC (Old health department building below the library)
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Hayesville, NC 28904
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