As you come through the N.C. Cooperative Extension – Richmond County Center, you’ll notice a new face. Kinsey Watkins has joined our team in the role of Horticulture Agent. Kinsey graduated from N.C. State University, beginning her career with Cooperative Extension in Anson County as the Livestock and Field Crops Agent. She then was a head grower for an area commercial greenhouse, where she managed all aspects of growth after transplant for annual and perennial greenhouse production. This included monitoring growing conditions and plant development, determining rates of fertilizers and pesticides, and maintaining records of inventory and growing practices. Kinsey's responsibilities with N.C. Cooperative Extension – Richmond County Center will include Consumer and Commercial Horticulture, providing educational programming for farmers, homeowners, landscapers, and pesticide applicators, community members, and volunteers. Please stop by the office and say hello!