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Newsletter | September 2022
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Clay County Center Newsletter archives & sign up
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Clay County 4-H Newsletter archives & sign up
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To view entire newsletter, click 'View Entire Message' at the bottom of this email, or Click Here |
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16th Annual Ag Day & Tractor Parade
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It's that time of year again in Clay County! Come to the square in downtown Hayesville, NC for the biggest parade of tractors you may have ever seen. From modern models to old-time classics, you’ll get
to see them all up close. There will be a hay maze, games for kids, a combine simulator, local farm vendors, and food and drink will be available.
If you would like to drive a tractor in the parade, register that morning at the Hayesville High School parking lot, the registration fee is $15. Tractor registration will be from 9 am until 11 am. The parade participants meet at the Hayesville High School parking lot between 8am and 11:15am. The tractors leave the school at 12 noon.
There will be booths and displays on the town square from 10 am. Vendor registration forms can be collected from the Chamber of Commerce.
The raffle tractor drawing will be at 1:30 pm and tickets will be on sale for it until 1:15. All money raised goes back into local causes.
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It's not to late to be a vendor at the 16th Annual Ag Day on the Square. Complete this form & return it to NCCE Clay County Center or call (828) 389-6305.
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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!
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Yellownecked Caterpillars
Is your blueberry plant suddenly leafless? If you can still see stubs of leaf petioles attached to the bare twigs, chances are the damage was caused by yellownecked caterpillars (Datana sp.).
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FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
Starting a Home Based Food Business
Interested in starting a home-based food business?One of the most common questions our office receives is from individuals wanting to sell a food product they have made such as a jam, jelly or salsa. Food safety is the number one concern when it comes to selling food to the
public.
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Biscuits with NC Wheat
Did you know that North Carolina wheat makes great biscuits? The type of wheat grown in our state, soft red winter wheat, is prized by bakers for making excellent flour for biscuits. North Carolina farmers harvest over 1 billion pounds of wheat each year. If you would like to make biscuits using North Carolina grown wheat, we have an easy recipe for you! NC State Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Andrea
Sherrill, demonstrates how to make this recipe.
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Master Gardeners
Crepe Myrtles
Crepe Myrtles have so much going for them. There are wide varieties of size and color: white, pinks, reds, purples, even ones with dark,
almost black leaves. The showy flowers have a long summer bloom period, fall brings colorful leaves and in winter mottled, exfoliating bark on multi-stem trunks colors up dramatically as the tree ages. How fortunate that they grow so well in our mountain community.
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4-H & Youth Development
Children Learning about Gardening | Update
Yes, the garden that the summer program, Discovery, has been working in all
summer officially has a name, ‘Discovery Garden’. The children have worked very hard this summer
maintaining their garden. In the month of August, they were able to put mulch
around the raised beds and Christine’s husband, Michael, made a sign and had put it up for the group. They are planning to have a fall garden.
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Trails & Rails Club Update
Clay County's Trails & Rails 4-H Club has been busy during August attending a class, giving back to their community, and having a very informative monthly meeting.
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More Extension News & Updates
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Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
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North Carolina’s native plants provide well-adapted food and cover for North Carolina’s native animals, and a well-planned landscape of native plants can help you attract a diversity of wildlife to your property. Plants native to North Carolina also are well-suited to the state’s soils and climate, and they require relatively little upkeep once established on an appropriate site. However, the spread of non-native plants poses a threat to native plants and animals of North Carolina. This publication describes the problems associated with some non-native, invasive plants and presents a
detailed list of native plants that may be used in place of these foreign ornamentals to attract wildlife to your property.
Click here to read more>>
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Homegrown: Demystifying Fruit & Veggie Nutrition Myths
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AgriSafe will be hosting two free webinars each day of National Farm Safety and Health Week. Based on the daily themes of tractor and roadway safety, overall worker health, children and youth, confined spaces, and women’s health, AgriSafe has partnered with experts from across the country to bring the latest research and
education to you. Whether you intend to come to one session or all 10, register for a ticket today!
To Register for the AgriSafe Webinars, click
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| Are you an ag related vendor or education organization that would like to participate in the Punkin Chunkin? Then complete the form below and deliver to Clay County Chamber of Commerce or call them at (828) 389-3704.
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Need to speak with an agent?
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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:
- Complete the online agent assist form
- Give us a call at (828) 389-6305
- Stop by our office at 25 Riverside Circle, Suite 2, Hayesville, NC (Old health department building below the library)
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NC State
University and N.C. A&T State University works in tandem, along with federal, state, and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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N.C. Cooperative Extension - Clay County Center
25 Riverside Cir
Hayesville, NC 28904
United States
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