News From Ashe County Center

2026 Seed and Plant Swap Flyer
High Country Seed and Plant Swap

March 3, 2026

Person driving a tractor down a tree-lined dirt road beside green fields
2026 Pesticide License Recertification Opportunities

March 2, 2026

Panoramic picture of forest divided into 3 pictures.
Preserve, Plan, and Prosper: Protecting Farm and Forest Resources in NC

March 2, 2026

Herter-O'Neal Scholarship — $750 available
NCCEAPA Herter O’Neal Scholarship – $750 Available!

February 16, 2026

Youth STEM event flyer with large red "EVENT POSTPONED" stamp and "JOIN US" text
Rescheduled - 4-H GE Next Engineers Event

January 21, 2026

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs
NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

January 4, 2026

Pond management monthly schedule table showing activities with shaded months for each task
North Carolina Farm Pond Management Calendar

December 12, 2025

NC State Extension Christmas tree experts help growers producers and consumers Hurricane Helene
Christmas Trees Are Plentiful a Year After Hurricane Helene

November 26, 2025

Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

November 13, 2025

A hunting stand alongside trees and a field.
Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference

August 25, 2025

A mobile mill processing a log.
Wood Utilization and Fire Protection Workshop

July 9, 2025

Roadside hillside with numerous fallen trees and standing leafless trunks beneath cloudy sky
Hurricane Helene Forest Recovery Workshop

April 22, 2025

Workers with shovels repair streamside buffer area
Stream Bank Repair

October 23, 2024

Man using a chainsaw while wearing safety equipment including gloves and a hard hat
Crisis Chainsaw Safety Review

October 12, 2024

Orange chainsaw set on grass
Using a Chainsaw

October 1, 2024

North Carolina Agromedicine Institute Logo
North Carolina Farm Help Line

September 30, 2024

A young man in a forestry shirt.
New Service Forester for Alexander, Ashe, Avery, and Wilkes Counties

September 17, 2024

Forestry Landowner Summit

July 16, 2024

Trees with green leaves
Summer Tree ID Workshop

June 4, 2024

A wooded mountainside.
Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour

April 4, 2024

Conifer branch with orange sap resin oozing from damaged bark
Pest Alert: Be on the Lookout for Rust Diseases

March 18, 2024

Small deciduous tree with dried brown leaves standing in a field under a blue sky
Pest Alert: Phomopsis Dieback in Florida Dogwoods

March 18, 2024

Land that has been deforested.
Rowan County Forestry Field Day

February 12, 2024

Cows Grazing amongst trees.
Silvopature Webinar Series Begins Jan. 30

January 8, 2024

When you walk through the woods, it's easy to see the forest for the trees when you don't know which trees are which. Join me for an afternoon workshop as I help you put a name to a face of those trees you so often see as you stroll through the woods. The
Winter Tree Identification Workshop

December 12, 2023

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Winter Drawdown as a Management Tool for Ponds

September 29, 2023

Young tree trunk with dark vertical canker at base standing in leaf-littered field
Scouting for and Managing Phytophthora Bleeding Canker in Nurseries

September 29, 2023

Strawberries growing in a field.
2023 Western NC Strawberry Preplant Meeting to Be Held in Burke County

July 17, 2023

rooster
North Central District 4-H Poultry Show Entries Due September 8

July 13, 2023

NC State Extension digital skill training Kenny Sherin
NC State Extension to Expand Digital Skills Education

June 7, 2023

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