Agriculture FREE Soil Samples Now - November, NCCE Clay County is offering free soil samples to residents of Clay County. Stop by our office to pick up your collection box, collect your sample, and bring it back by the office and we will send it off for free!
2022 Southeast U.S. Vegetable Handbook Everything you need to grow commercial vegetables, herbs, and hops in the Southeast can be found in this one handbook that vegetable extension specialists from across the Southeast update annually.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES Pressure Canner Testing It’s very important that the method you use to preserve your food, especially canned foods, is done correctly to prevent spoilage. If you plan on pressure canning this summer, be sure your pressure canner is in good shape and equipped to do the job. Contact FCS Agent, Kim Terrell, to have
your dial gauge tested on your canner for FREE!
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.
Master Gardeners Tomatoes: Tips & Trivia It's that time of year again when our tomato plants will soon be loaded down with their delicious crop. Click below to learn more about what you can do to grow your best crop, plus learn some interesting trivia on tomatoes.
4-H & Youth Development Children Learning about Gardening | Update Students in Hayesville's Discovery after school program have been hard at work learning about gardening. Most recently, 4-H Agent, Julie Lyvers, teamed up with local volunteers to build
3 raised beds that the students have planted their crops in.
The North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual provides extension specialists and agents, researchers, and professionals in the agriculture industry with information on the selection, application, and safe and proper use of agricultural chemicals. The manual is revised annually offering a wealth of up-to-date and reliable information covering pesticides, fertilizers, application equipment, specimen identification, growth regulators, and the control of
insects, diseases, weeds, and animals.
Landscaping with native plants empowers gardeners to care for nature and enhance the local environment while adding beauty and diversity to their homesites. By planting natives, gardeners support native pollinators and connect with the natural heritage of a region.
It is with sadness that NCCE Clay
County Center announces the resignation of Lisa Gonzalez, CED & Agriculture Agent. Lisa joined our team in 2020 and has been instrumental in providing support and education to improve the lives of those in Clay County. Her inspiring leadership has not only left a lasting impression on us, but on the citizens of Clay County as well. While we will miss her and her vision and passion for Extension, we wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors!
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:
Stop by our office at 25 Riverside Circle, Suite 2, Hayesville, NC (Old health department building below the library)
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N.C. Cooperative Extension - Clay County Center
25 Riverside Cir
Hayesville, NC 28904
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