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Starting Your Vegetable Garden

Starting Your Vegetable Garden WorkshopMay 13, 2026 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.At the Stokes County Cooperative Extension office located on 700 N. Main Street, Danbury, NC 27016.For new and experienced…

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New Stokes County Homesteaders Group!

Are you a homesteader or interested in homesteading? This group will provide education, discussion and support from members on farming and other issues affecting homesteaders! No registration…

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NC Small Grain Growers Assessment Referendum

NC Small Grain Growers Association Referendum Voting DetailsDate: Thursday, December 4th, 2025Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Polling Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension – Stokes County Center. 700 N.…

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Mobile Poultry Processing Training Fall 2024

There will be a poultry processing training on Saturday, November 9 at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center beginning at 9:30 a.m. This course is required in order to rent the Mobile…

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Dairy Goat Management for Homesteaders

Interested in raising dairy goats? Join us on Monday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stokes Extension Center at 700 Main Street for a discussion about feeding your dairy goat. We will Zoom with the Area…

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Tools Available for Rent for Livestock Producers

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center, has tools available to help you better manage your livestock. Soil probe to gather soil for testing - no rental fee Hay probe to sample hay for…

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Stokes County Farm Featured on NC Farm Link

Watch the video below to learn how Stokes County Farm Owner, Calvin Covington, connected with aspiring sheep farmers, Gerald and Ali Conrad, through the NC Farm Link program. They now raise sheep…

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Poultry Processing Training

There will be a poultry processing training on Thursday, May 16 at South Stokes High School beginning at 9:30 a.m. This course is required in order to rent the Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPU)…

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Stokes County Agritourism Conference Features Farm Tours and First-Hand Agribusiness Experiences

Forsyth Technical Community College, in partnership with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center and Stokes County Arts Council, is excited to announce our third annual Stokes County…

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Stokes County Cattlemen's Association Beef Bash Booms in 2023

The Stokes County Cattlemen's Association held its first Beef Bash on October 13th, 2023. The community came together to taste delicious local beef, network with Stokes County cattle producers, and…