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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Duplin County Center Agriculture & Food Animal Agriculture Commercial Horticulture, Nursery, & Turf Farm Health & Safety Field Crops Food Safety & Processing Pest Management Specialty Crops Community Environment Forest Resources Health & Nutrition Home & Family Lawn & Garden Youth & 4-H County Centers Duplin County Government Cooperative Extension NC State NC A&T State STREET ADDRESS Duplin County 165 Agriculture Drive Kenansville, NC 28349 (910) 296-2143 Phone (910) 296-2191 Fax Map & Mailing Information

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant institutions, NC State University and NC A&T State University, in all 100 counties and on the Cherokee Reservation. More Featured Content »   Featured Content WECO Watershed Education The Watershed Education for Communties and Local Officials (WECO) program is dedicated to facilitating watershed planning at the local level in North Carolina. A program of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, WECO brings watershed stakeholders together to find collaborative solutions to water quality problems in their watershed. MORE Pesticide Safety Education Program The North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program's mission is to promote the responsible use of pesticides through educational resources and training. MORE More Events »   Events A Certification Course For Food Service Establishments Will be offered in Duplin County     July 21st, 2009 @ 1:00 PM - July 30th, 2009 @ 4:00 PM Kenansville, NC The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service-Duplin County Extension Center in collaboration with the Duplin County Health Department, Environmental Health Services will be offering a ServSafe workshop for food service operators. ServSafe is an 18 hour food safety certification course developed by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. This is a comprehensive program for food service managers and supervisory staff in restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, child-care facilities, nursing homes and other food service ... MORE More News »   News Pressure Canner Gauge Testing Offered Posted July 2nd, 2009 in Agriculture & Food: Food Safety & Processing      To the surprise of many, there are many citizens in Duplin County who prefer to can their own food.  For those persons who want to do some home canning this summer, the Cooperative Extension Center will offer the service of testing dial gauges on pressure canners to ensure its accuracy.    To can a food means to heat process the food in a glass jar with a lid in place.  The heat processing kills ... MORE Livestock income down slightly in 2008, Projections for 2009 Posted June 5th, 2009 in Agriculture & Food: Animal Agriculture By Drovers news source | Thursday, June 04, 2009... MORE

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