2020 NC Foothills Farm Tour Applications are live on Nov. 1, 2019
2020 NC Foothills Farm Tour Application for participating farms Are you a farm owner in Polk or Rutherford counties who …
Farm Health & Safety
Rutherford County High Tunnel Production Workshop
Join us for a High Tunnel Production Workshop at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford County on August 28, …
Rutherford County Friends of Ag Breakfast
Join us monthly for our Friends of Ag Breakfast! Breakfast is held every second Wednesday at 7 a.m., January through …
Coming Soon: Horse Pasture Management Workshop
Amazing Grazing Pasture-Based Livestock Education Program Friday, May 31, 2019 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cotton Patch Farm, 426 South River Road, …
Pesticide Collection Day Wednesday March 20, 2019
Rutherford County N.C. North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rutherford …
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National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
- National Ag Safety Database
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- National Pesticide Information Center Emergency Resources
- NC Agromedicine Institute
- NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division
Publications, Information, and News
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Stationary Sprinkler Irrigation System
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Organic Livestock Production and Marketing
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