News From Washington County Center

White text NC State Day of Giving with image of white wolf silhouette
NC State Day of Giving

Published - March 25, 2026

Two children standing with two goats in a livestock show ring
Washington County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale

Published - March 3, 2026

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

Published - January 4, 2026

Tractor plowing a field
2026 Winter Meetings

Published - December 19, 2025

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

Published - November 13, 2025

2025 Upper Coastal Plain Dryland Yield Results
2025 Corn Hybrid Performance Report: Upper Coastal Plain

Published - October 23, 2025

Photo of Irish Potatoes
2025 Area Potato Meeting

Published - September 25, 2025

Farm Forward Niche Ag Conference
Farm Forward: 2025 Northeast NC Niche Ag Conference

Published - September 19, 2025

Official ServSafe Logo
ServSafe Class & Exam

Published - August 20, 2025

Students walking across college campus
College Cooking Essentials

Published - July 9, 2025

Let's compare single serve Hamburger Helper vs. Homemade
Healthier Homemade Hamburger Helper

Published - June 23, 2025

Enjoy these cost saving measures
Let's Save Calories, Money or the Environment

Published - June 10, 2025

Schedule for the 2025 4-H Livestock Show
Washington County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale

Published - May 1, 2025

Green grass with green shrubs and green trees on each side
Turf and Ornamental Update

Published - January 15, 2025

Turf & Ornamental Update 2025
Turf and Ornamental Update - Upcoming Pesticide Classes

Published - January 15, 2025

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County CropLine Newsletter - January 2025

Published - December 23, 2024

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Register for 2025 Blacklands Winter Meetings

Published - December 20, 2024

Blue animated ship on white background, SHIIP NC Department of Insurance
Open Enrollment-Medicare Part D

Published - October 14, 2024

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Mobile Poultry Processing Trailer

Published - October 14, 2024

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Wait…Roundup Is No Longer Roundup?

Published - October 4, 2024

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Helene Disaster Response

Published - September 30, 2024

Blackland Farm Managers Tour poster, August 7, 2024; Tidewater Research Station; 7:00am–2:00pm
2024 Blackland Farm Managers Tour

Published - June 20, 2024

Spices & Herbs
A Beginner's Guide to Salt-Free Seasoning Blends

Published - June 6, 2024

Stage with red curtains and red letters
2024 4-H Livestock Show & Sale

Published - April 26, 2024

Fresh cut garden vegetables on a green flyer
Beginning Vegetable Class

Published - March 26, 2024

Yellow, red, and blue square with the letters NCCEAPA
2024 Herter-O'Neal Scholarship Opportunity

Published - February 19, 2024

Flyer with information about the organic commodities & livestock conference for 2024, picturing cattle and farm equipment.
2024 Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference

Published - February 12, 2024

Grow Series Flyer 2024
What You Need to Know So You Can Grow

Published - February 8, 2024

Taken at the Beaufort County Extension Center - The weed in the picture is Wild Garlic (not wild onion). Pre-emergent herbicides will not work on this weed, use a post-emergent such as those with the active ingredients metsulfuron, 2, 4-D, or metsulfuron+
What Should I Be Doing in My Yard Right Now?

Published - February 6, 2024

Notice the prolific amount of thorns protruding from the stem. In-season these will be either green or red. This is the biggest symptom of the rose rosette virus. Gene Fox
What Happened to My Knock Out Roses?

Published - February 2, 2024

Vine located at the Extension Office showing the single wire trellis system.These vines have been trimmed with hedge trimmers at harvest (this past summer) and will be pruned to the spurs in mid-February.
How Do I Prune My Scuppernong Grapes?

Published - January 23, 2024

Rosemary growing in the Teaching Garden located at the Beaufort County Cooperative Extension. Gene Fox
Can You Recommend an Easy-to-Grow Herb Plant?

Published - January 17, 2024

Flyer Advertising A Winter Seed Sowing Class with Seed Packets and Green Plants
Winter Seed Sowing

Published - January 5, 2024

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How to Care for Your Poinsettia?

Published - December 28, 2023

County Cropline flyer titled "Respirator Fit Testing" with date Monday, January 8 and cost list
County CropLine Newsletter - Winter 2024

Published - December 21, 2023

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Register for 2024 Blackland Winter Meetings

Published - December 20, 2023

Washington's historic Leach House, owned by The Gerard's and decorated by The Acreage - Gene Fox
Ever-Greenery

Published - December 18, 2023

As the sun sets on the swamp in Beaufort County. The Bald Cypress in the middle of this picture is home to a wood duck family every winter! - Gene Fox
What Do Cypress Trees Have to Do With Culpepper Virginia?

Published - December 8, 2023

Pink Christmas cactus with blooms and buds in a pot on a windowsill
Thanksgiving or Christmas Cacti: What Is the Difference & How to Force Rebloom

Published - November 20, 2023

Armillaria Root Rot on Arborvitae 'Green Giant'. Photo Credit: Beaufort County Resident Diane Ross
My Trees Are Turning Brown

Published - November 15, 2023

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