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Meeting Set For Mar. 8 To Plan For Annual 4-H Poultry Sale

March 1, 2022/by WIZS Staff

Parents of children between the ages of 5 and 18 with an interest in raising and showing poultry should attend a virtual meeting next week to learn about plans for the 2022 Four County 4-H Poultry Show and Sale.

The meeting will be held via Zoom beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 8. The link is

https://go.ncsu.edu/4countypoultry.

The program provides 10 birds to each youth participant to raise, show and then sell. Each participant must show and sell three of the 10 birds they raise.

The birds will be auctioned at the sale, with proceeds going to the participant and to to the Four County 4-H group. Trophies also will be awarded.

Direct questions to your county’s 4-H agent.

In Vance County, contact Wykia Macon at 252.438.8188
In Granville County, contact Lina Howe or Kim Woods at 919.603.1350
In Warren County, contact Stephen Misenheimer or Matthew Place at 252.257.3640
In Franklin County, contact Meg Wyatt or Martha Mobley at 919.496.3344

Home and Garden Show

September 29, 2021/by WIZS Staff

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

Vance County Regional Farmers Market Update.
If finished with your garden consider planting a cover crop to protect the soil and add nitrogen to your garden for next year. Example – Crimson clover.
Avoid using organic soil amendments when planting trees and shrubs unless you can amend a large area.
Start winterizing equipment that you are not going to use until next spring.
This is a good time to make herbicide applications to vines and woody brush you want to eliminate. This includes things like english ivy, poison ivy, wisteria, briars, tree saplings, etc. Use a brush killer that will kill the root as well as the top part of the plant.
Start assembling your leaf gathering equipment. Have a plan on what to do with your leaves this year.
Do you have any mixed spray solution in any of your garden sprayers? Use it up now before you forget what it is, and before we get freezing temperatures.
Soil samples need to be taken now to make soil amendments!
If you have shrubs with major dieback, consider replacing them this fall. Shrubs with dieback may continue to survive, but they almost never look good and treating them is impractical to impossible.
You can plant beets, sweet peas, bulb onions, mustard, lettuce, collards, arugula.

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WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny 9-29-21; Home And Garden Show

Home and Garden Show

September 22, 2021/by WIZS Staff

On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

Prevent weeds from going to seed. Easier to control now than controlling weed seedlings in the spring.
We are past the preferred planting window for tall fescue.
Put netting over your goldfish pond before leaves start actively falling.
Check NC State Extension resources before planting fruit crops of any kind to find out recommended cultivars for this area.
Start assembling your leaf gathering equipment. Have a plan on what to do with your leaves this year.
Strategic limb removal from large shade trees can allow more sunlight into your yard. Take note now of key limbs, but wait until December at the earliest to do the work.
Monkey Grass / Liriope maintenance – February.
Soil samples need to be taken now to make soil amendments!
Don’t waste time trying to pull bermudagrass or wiregrass out of flower beds. It’s a futile effort. Call us for more effective strategies. 438-8188.

WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 9-22-21

Home and Garden Show 9-8-21

September 8, 2021/by John C. Rose

Thank you for listening to WIZS Radio. Your Community Voice!!

Information included in today’s show audio. Click play below.

Lunchtime Garden Tips – Proper Plant Selection and Proper Planting 9/15 at noon via Zoom

Native Tribes Corn Plot Tour 9/29 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Getting to Know Your Land, starting 10/21

Plan for planting strawberries.

Be on the lookout for fall armyworms.

Pull microstegium before it sets seed.

Do research for fall planting of trees and shrubs.

Hosted by Paul McKenzie with special guest Johnny Coley (Granville/Person Extension Agent)

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WIZS Radio · The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 9-8-21

Vance Co. Coop Ext Report 8-26-21 Wayne Rowland Woody Ornamentals

August 26, 2021/by John C. Rose

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WIZS Radio · Vance Co. Coop Extension 08-26-21 Wayne Rowland Woody Ornamental Problems

Apply Now for Vance/Warren Master Gardeners Program 2021

July 27, 2021/by John C. Rose

– submitted by Paul McKenzie –

Cooperative Extension is looking for a few good volunteers to join the Vance/Warren Master Gardeners program. Applications are now being accepted for the 16 week training program, which will begin on August 3rd, 2021. The class will meet on Tuesday mornings, and covers all aspects of gardening including fruits, vegetables, weeds, insects, diseases, trees, shrubs, turf, and more. Some classes will meet in person, while others will convene using the Zoom video conferencing platform.

After training, each volunteer intern is required to provide 40 hours of service in various community outreach projects. No green thumb required, and many other skills are needed including public speaking, writing, photography, social media, event management, graphic design, and much more. Recent volunteer projects have included demonstration gardens in both counties, newsletters, gardening workshops and seminars, youth education and more. The training fee is $125.

For more information, please visit http://go.ncsu.edu/mgvw or call 252-438-8188 (Vance County) or 252-257-3640 (Warren County).

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Paul McKenzie
Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties
NC Cooperative Extension
305 Young St., Henderson, NC 27536
158 Rafters Ln., Warrenton, NC 27589
http://vance.ces.ncsu.edu
http://warren.ces.ncsu.edu

Vance/Warren Master Gardeners Program 2021

June 21, 2021/by WIZS Staff

– submitted by Paul McKenzie –

Cooperative Extension is looking for a few good volunteers to join the Vance/Warren Master Gardeners program. Applications are now being accepted for the 16 week training program, which will begin on August 3rd, 2021. The class will meet on Tuesday mornings, and covers all aspects of gardening including fruits, vegetables, weeds, insects, diseases, trees, shrubs, turf, and more. Some classes will meet in person, while others will convene using the Zoom video conferencing platform.

After training, each volunteer intern is required to provide 40 hours of service in various community outreach projects. No green thumb required, and many other skills are needed including public speaking, writing, photography, social media, event management, graphic design, and much more. Recent volunteer projects have included demonstration gardens in both counties, newsletters, gardening workshops and seminars, youth education and more. The training fee is $125.

For more information, please visit http://go.ncsu.edu/mgvw or call 252-438-8188 (Vance County) or 252-257-3640 (Warren County).

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Paul McKenzie
Agricultural Extension Agent, Vance/Warren Counties
NC Cooperative Extension
305 Young St., Henderson, NC 27536
158 Rafters Ln., Warrenton, NC 27589
http://vance.ces.ncsu.edu
http://warren.ces.ncsu.edu

Area Extension Offices To Offer Pesticide Recertification Opportunities In June

June 1, 2021/by Laura Gabel

Warren, Vance and Granville counties are hosting a couple of virtual pesticide recertification sessions in June.

The first session is scheduled for 10 a.m. on June 10 and the second is scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 14, according to information from Matthew Place, with Warren County Cooperative Extension.

The meetings will be held via Zoom, but Place said participants can make arrangements to watch the webinars from their county’s extension offices if access to a computer or the internet is a problem.
The following category credits will be included with the June 10 class: D, L, N and X
The following category credits will be included with the June 14th class: A, B, D, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, T, X.

Registration is required. Visit http://go.ncsu.edu/pestclasskerrtar to register.

If you have any questions or would like to reserve a spot to watch the classes at the Warren County Center, call Place at 252.257.3640 or email at mbplace@ncsu.edu.

Small Farms Week Food Drive for ACTS

January 29, 2021/by John C. Rose

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center in association with N. C. A&T State University is hosting a food drive from now until February 15, 2021. The food drive is in honor of local farmers in conjunction with Small Farms Week, which comes up later in March, according to information from Vance County Cooperative Extension.

All food collected through the food drive will be donated to ACTS (Area Christians Together in Service).

Anyone interested in donating to this food drive can take items to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center office, located at 305 Young Street in Henderson. Also, items can be taken to the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 414 S. Garnett Street.

For more information, please contact Wayne Rowland at 252-438-8188.

Vance County Coop wishes to thank you in advance for donating to those in hunger in Vance County.

Community Voices Leadership Program Announces Remaining Session Dates

May 10, 2019/by WIZS Staff

Community Voices Leadership Development Training for Vance County

This training series is designed for:

People who want to be trained to help others to discuss critical community issues.
People who want to create a shared vision for their community’s future.
People who are interested in learning good listening and communication skills.
People who are willing to volunteer their time to implement a community action plan in support of this community effort.

The training session began with a tremendous kick-off session on April 9, 2019, and we want to keep the momentum going. The sessions will be held nearly once a week and will run through late-June over the next 7 to 8 weeks. Members of our community who have been trained to serve as facilitators for this program will be running the sessions. We plan to conclude the training program with an Action Forum & Graduation in June after the holiday season.

Sessions are held at the Vance Co. Regional Farmers Market, 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson at 6 p.m. on the scheduled dates below. Some adjustments may be made to the schedule as needed.

April 9:

Kick-Off Session

Working Together to Build a Strong Community