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The Randolph County Corn Field day, people stand at the edge of a corn field.

2025 Randolph County Corn Field Day

Join us on August 6, 2025 for the Randolph County Corn Field Day. Coffee, donuts, and pesticide credits are provided. Here from industry seed reps about the latest corn varieties and a research…

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Managing Tall Fescue Pastures and Hayfields for Summer Workshop

Registration is open for our tall fescue workshop on March 27th! Tall fescue is the dominant forage on livestock and forage operations in our area. It is a cool-season perennial forage, meaning it is…

raw steak with peppercorn and herbs

Meat Marketing & Pricing Workshop Series for Meat Handlers-Asheboro

On March 20th NC Choices, in collaboration with our colleagues at Cornell University, will offer a series of workshops designed for local meat producers interested in advancing their direct marketing…

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2025 Livestock & Forages Programming Assessment

This survey will help determine the needs you (the producers/growers/landowners) have in Randolph County. This will allow us to improve the livestock and forages programming in Randolph County to…

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Randolph County Livestock Producers Loaner / Rental Resources

Livestock Rental fees as of 2024No-Till Drill Rentals Randolph County Soil and Water 336-318-6490 2222-A S. Fayetteville St., Asheboro $12/acre in Randolph County with a $100 minimum $13/acre outside…

Clusters of shiitake mushrooms growing in inoculated log bags; text "LOG-GROWN MUSHROOM 101"

Grow your Own Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs!

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is fun, but growing your own culinary mushrooms is possible in the home garden, too! Culinary mushrooms such as shiitake, oyster, lion's mane, and many more can…

Grafting Apple Trees

Grafting is just as much an art as it is a skill, at least, that's how the traditional saying goes! One of the most common methods of grafting trees is through a method called the tongue-and-whip…

4-H Poultry & Rabbit Show flyer

Randolph County 4-H Poultry & Rabbit Show

Our 4-H Poultry and Rabbit Show will be on September 10. Registration: go.ncsu.edu/2024randolphpoultryrabbitshow Show Starts at 6:15 PM | Check In 5:30-6 PM -Poultry Must Arrive by 5:30 PM for…

Foliage feeders

Soybean Insect Scouting in North Carolina

Managing insect pests in soybean can be stressful this time of year. Hopefully this short video helps refresh you on how to determine if a treatment is right for your situation. I went through some…

Randolph County Cooperative Extension plant sale — Fall 2024; order deadline Sept 30; pickup Nov 6

Randolph County Fall 2024 Plant Sale

It's that time of year again! Our Fall 2024 Plant Sale is underway and we've worked with the Nursery this year to provide a few new offerings such as raspberries and ornamental apples! Take a look at…