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Cane River 4-H Tech Club Application Farm City Week Award Nominations In the annual celebration of Farm-City Week, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Yancey County Center, in cooperation with local civic organizations and sponsors, would like to recognize members of the community who have made a difference in the lives of the citizens of Yancey County. Yancey County is blessed with many citizens who dedicate their time and talents to benefit others. The following award recipients will be recognized with a plaque at the annual Farm City Week breakfast held the first Thursday in December: Educator, Farmer, Youth, Homemaker, Business & Industry, Sustainable Agriculture, Citizenship, Women in Agriculture, Next Generation in Agriculture and Unsung Hero. Any member of this community can submit nominations in any of the categories listed by November 19, 2009. Please contact the Yancey Extension Center to get a nomination form and a list of former recipients. Former recipients are not eligible. For more information, please contact Norma Chrisawn, Administrative Secretary, at 682-6186 or by e-mailing norma_chrisawn@ncsu.edu. Send those nominations in and let's recognize our deserving citizens! You may also download and print the forms in either Word or pdf. For a list of previous recipients, click here. WNC AgOptions Announces 2010 Funding Cycle The WNC AgOptions has announced the 2010 Funding Cycle. Amount of award can be: $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000. Intent to Apply Deadline is November 23, 2009. All applicants should contact their county Cooperative Extension Agents to set up an appointment to discuss their projects. If the deadline is not met, the applicants will miss the opportunity of scoring additional points from the WNC AgOptions Review Board. Proposals must be postmarked by January 8, 2010. For more information or to set up an appointment with Extension Agent, please call the Yancey County Extension Center at (828) 682-6186. Download and print the application form in word or pdf format. Yancey County Farm Listing The new Yancey Grown website lists farmers who wish to participate in listing their farms, and their produce and products available. YanceyGrown.com is your source for locally grown vegetables, fruits, poultry, eggs, honey, grass fed beef, and much more. ToeCane Beekeepers Meeting The next ToeCane Beekeepers meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19th, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Yancey County Cooperative Extension Center on Orchard Drive in Burnsville. The program will include the annual honey tasting. Come try honeys from area producers as well as from around the country! This will be an evening of fun with blind honey tasting, sampling the fruits of our labor—honey. There will also be an election of the 2009 club officers. All interested beekeepers are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the Yancey County Cooperative Extension Center at 682-6186. Voles In Horticultural Plantings For Information regarding characteristics and control of Voles in the home landscape, see Wildlife Damage Notes
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