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Beginning Beekeepers

Beginning Beekeeping Course

Back by popular demand!N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Center will conduct a free six week "Beginning Beekeeping Course" starting on Monday, September 15, 2025 and continuing through…

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Online Registration for Cumberland County Fair Livestock Shows Is Now Open!

We’re excited to announce that registration for all Cumberland County Youth Livestock shows is now available through the Showman app!2025 Cumberland County Youth Livestock Shows:Junior Laying Hen…

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2025 Winter / Spring Pesticide Classes

Cumberland County announces the following pesticide workshops for recertification opportunities.Contact Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 to register.“North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an equal…

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NC Cattle Industry Assessment Referendum Vote

NORTH CAROLINA CATTLE INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT REFERENDUM VOTESET FOR OCTOBER 30, 2024FUQUAY-VARINA, NC -- The North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association (NCCA) has announced that the N. C. Cattle Industry…

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Goat Farm Tour

Are you interested in learning how goat cheese, goat milk, or lotions are made? How about visiting first hand the females that produce the milk? Join us on a tour of Ithika Acres Creamery in Hoke…

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Beginning Beekeeping Course

What are worker bees? What is their job in the hive? How many Queens are in the hive? How do you find the Queen? What might make the bees disband the hive? Learn the answers to these questions and…

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"Co-OPerative Solutions" Open House With the Extension Master Gardeners and Cooperative Extension Staff

Often called "the best kept secret in Cumberland County" the Extension Master Gardeners℠ Volunteers of Cumberland County in partnership with the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Center…

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Eggs All Year? It Aint No Yolk! Better Living Series Workshop

Do you want your hens to produce eggs all year? Why is light important for laying hens? Learn what role light plays in a hen's life and how to keep hens laying through the shorter winter days!…

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July 2021 Livestock Newsletter

Are you looking for the latest news concerning livestock and livestock related events? Please review the July 2021 Livestock Newsletter for additional information.

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Better Living Series - Extreme Makeover: Chicken Coop Edition

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County Livestock Agent, Liz Joseph, on June 8, 2021, from noon–1 p.m. for the Better Living Series Extreme Makeover: Chicken Coop Edition. This class…