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2019 Outcome and Impacts The 2019 Impacts video show just a sample of the many different programs, clients, volunteers and …
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Cooperative Extension offers Safe Plates for Food Managers for all those who work in the foodservice industry. The course …
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Eat Smart, Move More… Maintain, don’t gain! Take the Holiday Challenge! A drawing will be held on January 17, 2020, …
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North Carolina 4-H Team Competes at Nationals
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North Piedmont Farm School Extends Registration Deadline Until January 3, 2020
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Well Water Testing for Radon
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May Family and Consumer Science News
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Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
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2018 Impacts - Franklin County Center
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