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Hoke County Extension Staff Update
Posted September 29th, 2008 in About This Site

The Hoke County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service is excited to announce the following staff update.We would like to congratulate Shirley Smith on her appointment as Family and Consumer Sciences Agent. Her areas of responsibility include food and nutrition, health and wellness, family resource management, human development, home environment and volunteer management. Shirley received an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Human Services Technology from Sandhills Community College. She also received ... MORE

Web Site Holds Answers to Life's Questions
Posted April 10th, 2008 in About This Site

A groundbreaking new Web site, eXtension.org, promises to be a gateway to answering all of life’s questions – from patenting, to saving and investing, entrepreneurship and vegetable gardens.eXtension experts are the brains behind eXtesion.org where curious minds can find a range of information including how to calculate their retirement readiness score, tips to easing credit card debt, how to grow the best tomatoes on the block or ways to set a schedule for a ... MORE

Price Risk Management Workshops
Posted January 11th, 2008 in About This Site

The Marketing Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services is planning a series of risk management workshops on “Managing Price Volatility By using Futures & Options”. There is no charge for these workshops. The following topics will be covered: Introduction to Grain Hedging Basis Trading Cost of Carry Cotton Futures Options Trading on Futures, Equities, and IndicesThere will be an emphasis on the principles of options, spreading strategies, and using ... MORE

Farmland Preservation Workshops Scheduled
Posted October 10th, 2007 in About This Site

The North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will offer a series of educational workshops on farmland preservation beginning October 31, 2007. The free workshops are aimed at non-profit conservation organizations, county governments, landowners, farmers and others interested in preserving farmland in North Carolina.Sessions will cover a variety of topics: agricultural districts, farmland protection plans, state and federal forest and farmland preservation programs and funding sources, conservation easements and agricultural agreements, farm transition, ... MORE

Spotlight on Ireni Autry
Posted August 21st, 2007 in About This Site

Ireni Tourmaras Autry is a first generation Greek, parents Lampros John and Evthoxia Touloupas Toumaras immigrated from the countryside of Athens, Greece to Sumter, S.C. where Ireni was born. Ireni’s mother was pregnant at the time of their arrival to Sumter. At the age of 2 the family moved to Burlington, N.C. where her father was in the restaurant business. By this time Ireni had a younger sister, Christine . Only Greek was spoken ... MORE

Hoke County Extension Welcomes Two New Agents
Posted August 9th, 2007 in About This Site

The Hoke County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service is excited to announce the addition of two new agents to our staff.Randy Wood has joined our staff as livestock agent. Randy is a graduate of North Carolina State University. He previously served as livestock agent for Moore and Montgomery counties and is now serving as livestock agent for Hoke and Scotland counties. His areas of responsibility include beef cattle, forages, meat goats, ... MORE