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North Carolina Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Halifax County Center gives our county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Halifax County citizens. We can answer your questions on a wide array of topics. To find out how we can help you, browse our site or contact us by email or phone.

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Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI)

The Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) is dedicated to educating North Carolinians on issues affecting the sustainable development of North Carolina's natural resources and the quality of our environment. Founded in 1994, NRLI began with the development of its core leadership development program. Nearly 450 leaders have participated in the institute. Since 1996, the work of the institute expanded with the development of its Environmental Decision-Program and its first facilitation, the Bluff Mountain Timber Sale. Presently NRLI continues to work with communities, and local, state, and federal agencies and organizations in order to find collaborative solutions to our environmental issues. MORE

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eXtension's Horses community provides reliable and up-to-date horse information through a knowledge base of commonly asked questions that have science-based, peer-reviewed answers. In addition, online lessons use self-paced learning objects to help you learn more about specialized areas of equine science. MORE

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Events

	Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show February 21st, 2012 @ 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wilson, NC
	Eastern NC Landscape Conference to be held at Wilson County Ag Center. Our goal for this conference is to bring together landscapers, suppliers, and growers. Exhibitor set up begins at 8:00am. Registration/trade show begins at 8:30am. Several speakers with the NC Cooperative Extension Service. Local space limit is 250 participants. For more information please copy and paste the sites below into your browser: Front of the brochure: http://bit.ly/AB4FfM Back of the brochure: http://bit.ly/w9v3MS ... MORE

	2012 Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School March 2nd, 2012 Roxboro, NC
	The 2012 Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 according to Carl Cantaluppi, Area Horticulture Agent with the NC Cooperative Extension Service in Granville and Person Counties. THE DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER IS FEBRUARY 24, 2012. The school is designed to explore the art and science of growing and marketing specialty crops, and will feature many ideas for specialty crop growers to be successful in their ventures. This year�s school will ... MORE

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News

Gardening Tips: January Question and Answer
Posted January 26th, 2012 in Lawn & Garden

I thought this week would be a good time to round up some of the burning questions that gardeners have in late January and answer them for you. Here are a few of the things that you’ve been asking me lately. Q: Is now a good time to prune my azaleas? A: Generally January and February are a good time to prune almost anything, especially grapevines and fruit trees, but azaleas are one thing that should ... MORE

Gardening Tips: Pruning Grapevines
Posted January 23rd, 2012 in Lawn & Garden

The most important thing that needs to be done to grapevines to get them to be productive is they need to be pruned every year in January or February. In fact, the vines will need to be pruned quite vigorously to get satisfactory grape production. Start the pruning process by taking a look at how the vines are trained. If they are growing on a single wire trellis, most likely each individual vine ... MORE

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