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	<title>Bladen County Center News - NC Cooperative Extension</title>
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		<title>Blueberry Cooking Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A “Blueberry Cooking Contest” is being held during the Ammon Blueberry Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2013.  Recipes are being accepted in 3 categories:  Breakfast, Sal&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/blueberry-cooking-contest/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A “Blueberry Cooking Contest” is being held during the Ammon Blueberry Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2013.  Recipes are being accepted in 3 categories:  Breakfast, Sal&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/blueberry-cooking-contest/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tractor Supply Clover Sells</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4-H Youth Development]]></category>
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Bladen County 4-H Families!!! This is an exciting week at Tractor Supply stores across the country! They are selling clovers at the checkout to help raise money for 4-H progr&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/tractor-supply-clover-sells/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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Bladen County 4-H Families!!! This is an exciting week at Tractor Supply stores across the country! They are selling clovers at the checkout to help raise money for 4-H progr&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/tractor-supply-clover-sells/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fall best time to control fire ants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pest Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Insect control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall best time to control fire ants
 
Have you found fire ants on your property?  Fall is the best time to get them under control!
You can learn about imported fire ants and&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/fall-best-time-to-control-fire-ants-4/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fall best time to control fire ants
 
Have you found fire ants on your property?  Fall is the best time to get them under control!
You can learn about imported fire ants and&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/fall-best-time-to-control-fire-ants-4/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Blueberry research suggests health benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
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Americans eat about three times more fresh blueberries today than we did 10 years ago. 
Part of the&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/blueberry-research-suggests-health-benefits-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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Americans eat about three times more fresh blueberries today than we did 10 years ago. 
Part of the&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/05/blueberry-research-suggests-health-benefits-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We Are 4-H!</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2009/02/we-are-4-h/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4-H Youth Development]]></category>

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4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States with more than 7 million participants. North Carolina 4-H is the second largest state 4-H program in the United Sta&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2009/02/we-are-4-h/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States with more than 7 million participants. North Carolina 4-H is the second largest state 4-H program in the United Sta&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2009/02/we-are-4-h/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Lawn  &#8220;Green-up&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn & Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year, winter annual weeds are starting to die out. Often times our first instinct is to spray an herbicide to help control. This is only a temporary solution. Mos&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/04/lawn-green-up/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This time of year, winter annual weeds are starting to die out. Often times our first instinct is to spray an herbicide to help control. This is only a temporary solution. Mos&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/04/lawn-green-up/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Importance of Soil Testing</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/02/the-importance-of-soil-testing/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn & Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Too many people who like to be do-it- yourself landscapers or gardeners, do not take the time to wonder if th&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/02/the-importance-of-soil-testing/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Too many people who like to be do-it- yourself landscapers or gardeners, do not take the time to wonder if th&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/02/the-importance-of-soil-testing/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Winter Muscadine Chores</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/12/winter-muscadine-chores-2/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Specialty Crops]]></category>

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Establishment of muscadine vines is quite labor intensive, with each vine requiring attention every week of the growing season.&#160; Winter chores are just as important, wit&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/12/winter-muscadine-chores-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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Establishment of muscadine vines is quite labor intensive, with each vine requiring attention every week of the growing season.&#160; Winter chores are just as important, wit&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/12/winter-muscadine-chores-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Muscadine Grape Growers Meet to Explore Collaboration and Value-Added Opportunities</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/11/muscadine-grape-growers-meet-to-explore-collaboration-and-value-added-opportunities-2/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
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On November 19 muscadine growers from Duplin, Bladen, and Sampson Counties met at the Duplin County Cooperative Extension Office in Kenansville, NC.&#160; Growers discussed &hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/11/muscadine-grape-growers-meet-to-explore-collaboration-and-value-added-opportunities-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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On November 19 muscadine growers from Duplin, Bladen, and Sampson Counties met at the Duplin County Cooperative Extension Office in Kenansville, NC.&#160; Growers discussed &hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/11/muscadine-grape-growers-meet-to-explore-collaboration-and-value-added-opportunities-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dry Poultry Litter Requirements</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2010/01/dry-poultry-litter-requirements-2/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dry Poultry Litter Requirements
&#160;
Regulations pertaining to dry poultry litter operations have undergone numerous changes over the past 15-20 years.&#160; Because of thes&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2010/01/dry-poultry-litter-requirements-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dry Poultry Litter Requirements
&#160;
Regulations pertaining to dry poultry litter operations have undergone numerous changes over the past 15-20 years.&#160; Because of thes&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2010/01/dry-poultry-litter-requirements-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dublin Peanut Festival</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2011/08/dublin-peanut-festival/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A “Favorite Peanut Recipe Contest” is being held during the Dublin Peanut Festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011.  Recipes are being accepted in 3 categories:  Candy, &hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2011/08/dublin-peanut-festival/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A “Favorite Peanut Recipe Contest” is being held during the Dublin Peanut Festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011.  Recipes are being accepted in 3 categories:  Candy, &hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2011/08/dublin-peanut-festival/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bladen County 4-H&#8217;ers Elected to District Office</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/08/bladen-county-4-hers-elected-to-district-office/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In July at the NC 4-H Congress in Raleigh, Allen Monk was elected as the South Central District Reporter. His campaign slogan was &quot;Vote for Allen, he won&#39;t MON&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/08/bladen-county-4-hers-elected-to-district-office/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; In July at the NC 4-H Congress in Raleigh, Allen Monk was elected as the South Central District Reporter. His campaign slogan was &quot;Vote for Allen, he won&#39;t MON&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2008/08/bladen-county-4-hers-elected-to-district-office/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pesticide Recycling</title>
        <link>http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/10/pesticide-recycling/?src=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bladen County Solid Waste Management now offers four (4) locations in the county for you to dispose of your pesticide containers. This is made possible through grant monies th&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/10/pesticide-recycling/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bladen County Solid Waste Management now offers four (4) locations in the county for you to dispose of your pesticide containers. This is made possible through grant monies th&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/10/pesticide-recycling/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pesticide Disposal Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bladen County Center</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, November 1, 2006, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NCDA&#38;CS are co-sponsoring a Pesticide Disposal Collection Day at the Powell-Melvin Agricultural Servi&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/10/pesticide-disposal-day-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Wednesday, November 1, 2006, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NCDA&#38;CS are co-sponsoring a Pesticide Disposal Collection Day at the Powell-Melvin Agricultural Servi&hellip; <a href="http://bladen.ces.ncsu.edu/2006/10/pesticide-disposal-day-2/?src=rss">Continue Reading</a>]]></content:encoded>
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