North Carolina Cooperative Extension partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension airs a live broadcast every Tuesday from 4:30pm until 5:00pm and covers a variety of topics.
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Spotted Lanternfly can be devastating to grape vines.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We take a break from our new series called the Theory of 7’s and we talk about the Supporting Father Involvement Initiatives and Events that you should keep on your calendar in the future.
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Applications are being accepted now for high students who are interested in participating in a Young Farmers Program that will introduce them to farming over the course of 12 weeks that includes some traditional classroom time, some hands-on time with the soil and learning about what farming in the 21st century can look like.
N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Michael Ellington said tomorrow’s farmers may not resemble the traditional image we think of when we think of someone who plants, cultivates, harvests and sells farm products.
Over the next couple of decades, Vance County could expect to lose as much as 45 percent of farmland to residential development, Ellington said.
And with the average age of a farmer right at 58 years, it’s an aging profession.
The Young Farmers Program is designed to help young people curious about agriculture explore the possibilities of a farming career.
The program includes a look at the entire agriculture system, and participants will learn about soil health, farm economics and more before taking that knowledge and working with it – literally.
They’ll spend some hands-on time in the community garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, cultivate their plants and even have a chance to sell their crops.
Ellington said there will be a mentorship piece that pairs participants with local producers to foster a greater understanding for farming and all its benefits.
Tomorrow’s farmers are going to be innovators, Ellington said. “They’re going to be growing more in smaller spaces, hyper-local producers that are serving their own neighbors first. They’re probably going to be early adopters of cutting-edge technology to maximize efficiency and greater yield and profit.
Whether you decide to keep chickens in the backyard and sell eggs or use raised beds for vegetables instead of planting acres of row crops, Ellington said there is no single pathway – or wrong pathway – into the industry of agriculture.
Farmers often express a great deal of job satisfaction, purpose and a real sense of pride that isn’t found in many careers or livelihoods.
Ellington said the Young Farmers Program will help keep that excitement and momentum alive by investing in youth who will inherit this area.
Please contact the Vance County Cooperative Extension office at 252.438. 8188 to learn more.
Visit go.ncsu.edu/youngfarmers to learn more about registering for this program
Extension Technician Wayne Rowland is leading a fall vegetable workshop on Aug. 17. Learn more at https://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/event/eb/15491/
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Collards can be easily grown in the fall garden.Cooperative Extension has excellent publications on how to grow collards.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We continue our new series called the Theory of 7’s. This is a fatherhood framework for raising children, one stage at a time. We move on to a very important age group, ages seven to age fourteen.
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Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Fire Ants can be controlled by placing fire ant bait around fire ant mounds when ants are actively foraging.
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Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Today’s show focuses on the impending annual invasion of fall army worms. It also includes reminders for upcoming events like National Farmers Market Week.
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Glyphosate is still considered safe when the directions are followed on the label. Alternatives to Glyphosate are hand weeding, and the use of preemergence herbicides to control weeds.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We continue our new series called the Theory of 7’s. This is a fatherhood framework for raising children, one stage at a time. We talk about a very important age group, ages zero to age seven.
Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.
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