Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

High Tunnels: Extending Your Growing Season

About this event
Join N.C. Cooperative Extension- Franklin County Center for an informative program on May 12, 2022. Program begins at 9 a.m. and will feature speakers from Franklin County Soil & Water, USDA, NC A&T State University Cooperative Extension and Carolina Farm Stewardship and will finish with a high tunnel tour. Lunch will be served. Registration required. Register by 12 pm on May 9th.

Topics to be covered:
Olivia Plant, USDA NRCS- Cost Share funding for getting a high tunnel
Quinton Cooper, Franklin County Soil and Water AgWrap and irrigation support
Gena Moore, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association- High Tunnel Construction and design
Dr. Sanjun Gu, North Carolina A&T Cooperative Extension- Maximizing production in your high tunnel
William Landis, Marketing your produce
First Fruits Farm, High tunnel tour

Date and time
Thu, May 12, 2022
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location
N.C. Cooperative Extension | Franklin County Center
103 S. Bickett Blvd
Louisburg, NC 27549

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