News From Hoke County Center

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

January 16, 2026

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

January 4, 2026

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

November 13, 2025

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

November 11, 2025

Drought Plants - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Combating Drought in Your Garden

September 19, 2025

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

August 28, 2025

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

August 27, 2025

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

July 16, 2025

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

July 3, 2025

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

June 25, 2025

Garden plot covered with clear plastic sheeting
The Perfect Weather for Solarizing Soil

June 25, 2025

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

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

April 21, 2025

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

April 7, 2025

Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

February 21, 2025

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

February 12, 2025

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

November 18, 2024

NC State Extension U.S. Army civil affairs soldiers training Fort Liberty
NC State Extension Helps Turn Swords to Plowshares

November 6, 2024

Cutflower grower at a local farmers' market
Sandhills Cut Flower and Herb Growers Gathering for Producers

October 28, 2024

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

October 16, 2024

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

October 2, 2024

Spring Flowering Bulbs chart showing bulb types, planting depths, and Early/Mid/Late Spring.
Wild About Flowers

September 30, 2024

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

September 19, 2024

Child vampire in red cape lying on ground surrounded by a ring of crying garlic bulbs
Vampires Beware...

September 18, 2024

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

September 13, 2024

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

September 3, 2024

Two hands holding a wheat ear and loose wheat grains over a wheat field
Planting to Reduce Head Scab Risk

August 22, 2024

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

August 21, 2024

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

August 20, 2024

Hoke County EMG logo
How to Become an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer 2024-2025

August 14, 2024

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

August 13, 2024

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

July 31, 2024

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

July 29, 2024

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

July 24, 2024

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

July 19, 2024

July is American Grown Flowers Month
July Is American Grown Flowers Month

July 1, 2024

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

June 21, 2024

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

June 20, 2024

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2024 4-H Summer Fun

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?

May 14, 2024

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