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Pony Express NC Mountain State Fair flyer with county phone list and entry instructions

NC Mountain State Fair Pony Express 2025

NC Mountain State Fair Pony ExpressThe Pony Express for the NC Mountain State Fair is coming to Avery County. The Pony Express provides transportation of Entries to and from Avery County to the NC…

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2025 Small Farms Week

Get Ready for Small Farms Week 2025! The 39th annual Small Farms Week -- North Carolina A&T State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture -- is set for March 23-29 and will address…

MASC

Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Program Deadline Extended to January 10, 2025

The MASC program deadline has been extended to January 10th, 2025 (originally January 8th), giving everyone a few more days to apply. The payment limit has also been increased from $125,000 to…

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NCDA Disaster Damage Infomation Needed

Nursery Producers,NCDA&CS; is concerned about the damage, loss, and welfare of our nurseries in the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Helene this week. Commissioner Troxler and his team are assessing…

Logo: Avery County Farmers Market with vegetables and stylized farmland

Farmers Market General Interest Meeting and Dinner

Avery County Farmers Market General Interest Meeting and DinnerN.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center, 661 Vale Road, Newland, N.C. 28657Thursday, March 14, 2024, 6:00PM-8:00PMThere will be…

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center staff is busy preparing for the upcoming 2024 Avery County Cooperative Extension Plant Sale. For years, this annual event has helped supply the Avery County residents with various fruit trees and berry p

2024 Avery County Cooperative Extension Plant Sale

The 2024 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center Plant Sale will launch the week of February 19th!!! If you would like a copy of the catalog, please contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension,…

4-H Program Information

Tri-County Chick-to-Chicken Program

Tri-County Chick-to-Chick ProgramDoes your child enjoy working with animals? If so, the Tri-County Chick to Chicken Program is an excellent opportunity for youth to learn more about raising and…

NC Cooperative Extension events schedule listing March 2023 workshops and locations

Local Foods Workshops in March 2023

TheN.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center will be offering a variety of Local Foods Workshops in March. Please see the table below for all the classes being offered.For additional…

"It's Fair Time! The NC Mountain State Fair" logo with tent and ferris wheel; Sept 9–18, 2022

The NC Mountain State Fair Pony Express

The Pony Express Provides Early & Quick Entry or Outlying Counties.Are you a craftsman, artist, seamstress, food preserver, beekeeper, etc…Adult or Youth and wish to enter your items in the North…

Rake lying on freshly tilled garden soil

Submit Soil Samples Now to Avoid Peak-Season Fees

Fall is the busiest time of the year for the soil testing lab. The peak-season fee of $4 per sample started in 2013 to encourage early sampling in the fall. The other times of the year, outside…