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Growing Resources During Fallow Winter Months

Published - December 20, 2015

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Longleaf Pine Can Grow Legacy, Profitability

Published - November 2, 2015

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Fall Color Beckons

Published - September 29, 2015

Sliced tomato rounds sprinkled with herbs arranged on a food dehydrator tray
Have You Tried Drying Foods?

Published - September 2, 2015

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Caterpillars of Fall

Published - August 19, 2015

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Keep Picnic Foods Safe

Published - July 29, 2015

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Squash Survival Tips

Published - July 13, 2015

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Protect Your Animals From the Heat

Published - July 6, 2015

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Social Media: The New "Word of Mouth" for Small Business

Published - July 1, 2015

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What's True and What's Not: Finding Valid Nutritional Advice

Published - June 22, 2015

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Combat Summer Learning Loss

Published - June 15, 2015

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Tomato Troubles

Published - June 3, 2015

Horses grazing in a fenced green pasture before a pine tree line and blue sky
Soil Sampling

Published - May 27, 2015

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Mindful Eating: Savor the Moment

Published - May 14, 2015

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Wood Boring Beetles: Bad News for Trees

Published - April 30, 2015

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Avoid mosquito-borne viruses

Published - April 22, 2015

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Farmers' Markets' Economic and Social Benefits

Published - April 15, 2015

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Spring Clean Your Kitchen!

Published - April 8, 2015

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Managing Moss in the Landscape

Published - March 26, 2015

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Gardening in March Will Soothe Spring Fever

Published - March 11, 2015

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4-H, Youth and You

Published - March 4, 2015

Brown round scale insects clustered along a small tree branch
Managing Scale Insects in the Landscape

Published - February 23, 2015

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Spring Bermudagrass Management

Published - February 19, 2015

Rooster and hen standing on grass beside a wire fence
Backyard Chicken Feather Loss

Published - February 4, 2015

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Volunteer With 4-H!

Published - January 15, 2015

Two ponies in a wooden stall wearing blue and green rugs; one eating from a hay net.
Protect Your Animals from Cold Weather

Published - January 14, 2015

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Putting Your Vacant Land to Use

Published - January 12, 2015

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New Year - New Active Family

Published - January 6, 2015

Toddler being held by adults while sitting on a small pony
Giving Animals as Gifts

Published - December 15, 2014

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In Praise of the Sweetpotato!

Published - November 25, 2014

Large ribbed orange pumpkin resting on a wooden tabletop with a wooden backdrop
How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin for Eating or Carving

Published - October 29, 2014

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Soil Organic Matter...Matters!

Published - September 30, 2014

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Extension@YourService: Is Your Backyard Chicken Proof?

Published - September 15, 2014

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Take the Sting Out of Sandspurs

Published - August 1, 2014

Children in plaid shirts leading goats on chains inside a livestock barn
Raising Quality Kids — And I am Not Talking About Goats!

Published - July 24, 2014

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Centipedegrass Impacted by Cold Winter

Published - June 26, 2014

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Abandoned Baby Animals

Published - June 16, 2014

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Fecal Egg Counts for Animals

Published - April 28, 2014

Keep your friends close and your farmers closer — Locally grown food from locally grown farmers
Help Yourself & Your Community - Eat Local

Published - March 20, 2014

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Love Your Downtown

Published - March 12, 2014

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