News From Hoke County Center

2025–2026 Pesticide CEU Lunch and Learn Series schedule with dates, topics, and QR codes
Upcoming Pesticide Credit Courses

Published - January 16, 2026

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs
NRCS Conservation Program Updates for NC Farmers

Published - January 4, 2026

From: NC FarmLink
Child holding a heifer in a barn; text "4-H Dairy Heifer Program 2026 CALENDAR"
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser

Published - November 13, 2025

From: Dairy
Soldiers to Agriculture NC State Extension Cumberland County purpose and healing through agriculture
Growing Second Careers for Veterans

Published - November 11, 2025

From: NC State Extension
Drought Plants - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Combating Drought in Your Garden

Published - September 19, 2025

From: Lee County Center
Fairy Ring - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Mushrooms in Turf: Don’t Be Afraid of the Fairy Rings

Published - August 28, 2025

From: Lee County Center
Two green combines harvesting a rectangular patch of standing corn in a harvested field
Head Scab and Vomitoxin Prevention Starts Now

Published - August 27, 2025

From: Small Grains
Hand holding a tomato plant stem with a small yellow flower and green leaves
Tired Summer Tomatoes

Published - July 16, 2025

Fall Armyworm Identification_Ivan Cruz, Embrapa-CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Fall Armyworms Can March in After a Hurricane

Published - July 3, 2025

From: Lee County Center
NC State Extension horticulture Seed to Supper Hoke County food insecurity
Seed to Supper: Extension Gardening Program Grows Food Security

Published - June 25, 2025

From: NC State Extension
Garden plot covered with clear plastic sheeting
The Perfect Weather for Solarizing Soil

Published - June 25, 2025

Blooming Rhododendron Shrub
After the Bloom: Nurturing Your Azaleas and Rhododendrons

Published - April 29, 2025

Map titled "Soybean Buyer Locations Near Kershaw" with green buyer markers and a 100-mile radius.
Map of Soybean Buyers in North Carolina

Published - April 21, 2025

From: Soybeans
Tractor-mounted boom sprayer applying spray across a green wheat field
Getting Ahead of Wheat and Barley Diseases

Published - April 7, 2025

From: Small Grains
Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Soybean Resilience Blueprint webinar — Feb 28 & Mar 14, 1pm ET; SoybeanScienceForSuccess.org
Webinars: Soybean Resilience Blueprint

Published - February 12, 2025

From: Soybeans
Sunflower wearing pink fuzzy earmuffs and a pink knit scarf sitting in snow
Bundle Up Buttercup!

Published - November 18, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
NC State Extension U.S. Army civil affairs soldiers training Fort Liberty
NC State Extension Helps Turn Swords to Plowshares

Published - November 6, 2024

From: NC State Extension
Cutflower grower at a local farmers' market
Sandhills Cut Flower and Herb Growers Gathering for Producers

Published - October 28, 2024

From: Lee County Center
NC Farm School flyer: people talking on a farm; text "NC Farm School" and "REGISTER NOW FOR SPRING 2025"
Apply for 2025 NC Farm School Today

Published - October 16, 2024

From: Lee County Center
Sandhills Cut Flower & Herb Growers Interest Meeting flyer: Dec 10, 2024, 4–6 PM, Red's Corner, $5, QR code
VIRTUAL ONLY!! Sandhills Cut Flower & Herb Growers Interest Meeting

Published - October 2, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Spring Flowering Bulbs chart showing bulb types, planting depths, and Early/Mid/Late Spring.
Wild About Flowers

Published - September 30, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Green zombie hand with red veins reaching up from ground behind grass and grave markers
Weird & Wonderful - Rise of the Undead

Published - September 19, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Child vampire in red cape lying on ground surrounded by a ring of crying garlic bulbs
Vampires Beware...

Published - September 18, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Thin canopy_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Are Your Trees Dying?: Make Landscape Maintenance Changes Before It Is Too Late

Published - September 13, 2024

From: Lee County Center
Growing Lavender for Beginners flyer featuring Lazy Fox Lavender Farm, Wed Sept 25 1–2:30 PM
Growing Lavender for Beginners

Published - September 3, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Two hands holding a wheat ear and loose wheat grains over a wheat field
Planting to Reduce Head Scab Risk

Published - August 22, 2024

From: Small Grains
Monarch butterfly on twig; text: "Weird & Wonderful series" and "Monarch Butterfly", scotland.ces.ncsu.edu
Weird & Wonderful Series…The Monarch Butterfly

Published - August 21, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Fall 2024 Beginning Beekeeper class flyer — 4-week Saturdays Oct 19–Nov 9, Spring Hill Baptist
Attention Aspiring Apiarists!

Published - August 20, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Hoke County EMG logo
How to Become an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer 2024-2025

Published - August 14, 2024

Map of North Carolina showing average last spring freeze dates by station with legend
Looking Forward to Frost

Published - August 13, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Knowledge is Pollinator Power webinar promotion
Registration is Open for the 2024 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

Published - July 31, 2024

From: Lee County Center
Caterpillar clinging to a narrow branch with leaves, lit in purple-blue light
Weird & Wonderful Series...Hornworms

Published - July 29, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Vegetable grid labeled: Squash; Okra; Eggplant; Pepper; Cucumbers; Blue Lake Beans; Herbs
Midsummer Vegetable Garden Checklist

Published - July 24, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Cardboard box labeled "Turf Diagnosis Sample Please Rush" in black marker
Turfgrass Disease Diagnosis: A Bit of Science and a Lot of Art

Published - July 19, 2024

From: Turf Pathology
July is American Grown Flowers Month
July Is American Grown Flowers Month

Published - July 1, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Great Southeast Pollinator Census — Hoke County Cooperative Extension Center; Aug 23–24, 10AM–Noon
Great Southeastern Pollinator Census 2024

Published - June 21, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
Weird & Wonderful series — Coming soon... find out more at scotland.ces.ncsu.edu
Weird & Wonderful Series - UPDATED 7/8/2024

Published - June 20, 2024

From: Scotland County Center
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2024 4-H Summer Fun

Published - May 29, 2024

Golden wheat field beside a narrow paved country road with trees in background
What Are the Pale Patches in Wheat Fields This Year?

Published - May 14, 2024

From: Small Grains
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