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Camden County

CAMDEN EXTENSION CONNECTIONS
JULY 2022 RECAP
Agriculture
Northeast Ag Expo Summer Field Day
The Northeast Ag Expo Summer Field Day was held on July 28th in Camden County at John E. Ferebee Farming, Inc., with over 252 people in attendance. The field day will began with breakfast and a trade show of over 30 agribusiness vendors, followed by opening remarks from Austin Brown (Camden County Extension Director), Erin Burke(Camden County Manager), Art Bradley(Northeast District Extension Director), Dr. Rich Bonanno(Associate Dean, CALS and Director, NC State Extension), and Dr. John Dole( Interim Dean, CALS at NC State University).
Field tours showcased the roughly 17 acres of corn and soybean research trials implemented at the site aimed at evaluating the efficiency and profitability of various treatments and strategies. Field trials include evaluating soybean planting date by maturity group by seeding rate, soybean fungicide timing and products, soybean fertilization, corn biologicals, corn nitrogen rate by plant population, corn population wheel, corn fertilization products, corn hybrid demonstration, corn plant population by row spacing, and more. Field Tour speakers included Extension Specialists from NC State and Virginia Tech, as well as NC Cooperative Extension Agents from the Northeast Ag Expo Team.
4-H Youth Development
Camp BLUE Was a Huge Success
We wrapped up another exciting camp for 2022!16 students participated in Camp BLUE this year. The weekly themes were: Where the Wild Things are, Water World, and Treasure Hunt. We were so happy to provide enriching outdoor experiences where students learned about animal habitats, the ecosystem, water quality, various waterways, gemstone mining, map reading and much more. They also enjoyed Field Trip Fridays! A special shout out for our 2 teen camp counselors and 2 adult volunteers that helped Camp BLUE be a success this year.
Family & Consumer Sciences
Kitchen Science Camp
This summer the Family and Consumer Sciences Department teamed up with the 4-H
Department to offer some youth cooking camps. The first camp held on July 14th was
bread making where campers prepared pizza crust from scratch and then topped it with
their favorite pizza toppings! The second camp in the series was Candy Making, held on
July 28th. Campers prepared a variety of candy including caramel popcorn, suckers,
chocolate-covered pretzels, and fudge. We look forward to offering more cooking
classes to youth as the year progresses!
In-Person Food Preservation Series
In-Person Food Preservation Series
Our fourth in-person Food Preservation class was held on July 27th. Participants
learned to utilize a pressure canner. Then demonstrated their skills by pressure canning
potatoes and carrots. The last class in our series will be held on August 24th,
dehydration. To find out more information and to register visit: https://camden.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/06/in-person-food-preservation-series-2/
 
 
 
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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