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Merry Makers and Munchies - 4-H Holiday Fun

Published - November 9, 2026 Read
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Governor's Volunteer Service Award 2027

Published - November 2, 2026 Read
Small Farms Week March 21-27, 2027 Building Tomorrow Together

Small Farmer of the Year Nominations Open

Published - September 10, 2026 Read

News From Franklin County Center

Scholarship award recipients with sponsor and presenters at the NC State fair
2026 Senator James D. Speed Achievement Scholarships Awarded

Published - November 10, 2026

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Register Now | 29th Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show

Published - November 9, 2026

From: Nash County Center
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Lawn Maintenance and Establishment

Published - November 4, 2026

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Protect your Plants with Mulch

Published - November 4, 2026

A detailed data table summarizing dry yield results in bushels per acre (bu/A) for the 2026 NC Cooperative Extension Upper Coastal Plain Regional Corn Hybrid Evaluation across multiple dryland and irrigated test sites, featuring logos for NCCE, NCSU, NCAT
2026 Upper Coastal Plain Corn Hybrid Evaluation | Yield Results

Published - October 27, 2026

From: Bertie County Center
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How to Determine What My Soil Needs!

Published - October 20, 2026

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NC AgVentures Grant Opportunity for Family Farms

Published - October 19, 2026

5th Annual 2026 Eastern NC Niche Ag Conference
5th Annual 2026 Eastern NC Niche Ag Conference

Published - October 16, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Clovers & Cloverbuds Thursday | Nov 19 | 3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Franklin County Farmers Market Friday | Nov 20 | 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM
4-H Tech Tacklers Club Tuesday | Nov 24 | 3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Franklin County Birdwatchers Meeting Wednesday | Nov 25 | 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM Franklin County Extension Center, 103 S Bickett Blvd, Louisburg, NC 27549, USA
Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed Thursday | Nov 26 | 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
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News From NC State Extension

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2026 North Carolina Standard Size Diploid (Seeded) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
A gardener is interviewing an expert on adaptive tools. A variety of trowels and hand tools sit on the table. The expert is wearing an adaptive device that fits over their forearm and attaches to a trowel to make digging easier.
Lifelong Gardening Video by NC Cooperative Extension, Chatham County

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Gardening
Seedless watermelons harvested in Clinton, NC
2026 North Carolina Standard and Mini Size Triploid (Seedless) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
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Turkey Food Safety

Published - November 12, 2026

From: Food Safety
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2026 WNC Beef Conference

Published - November 10, 2026

From: Beef
A hand holding a sweetpotato that has been sliced in half to show the inside at NC State Extension's 2026 N.C. Sweetpotato Field Day.
2026 N.C. Sweetpotato Field Day Offers Current and Future Ideas

Published - November 10, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
A white and pink No. 2 NASCAR truck with the green 4-H emblem on its side drives along a racetrack. A blue-and-white barrier and blurred red grandstands are visible in the background.
4-H Hits the Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Published - November 6, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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Easy Access to NC State Soybean Research Data – BeanPACK 3.0

Published - November 5, 2026

From: Soybeans
Seven people sit together on a wooden bench outside a rustic camp dining hall, surrounded by trees and cabins.
NC 4-H Camps Welcomes New LIT Program Director, Khalia Frazier

Published - November 3, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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2026 Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo

Published - November 2, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
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