Board of Directors Meeting

On March 8, 2010 there will be a Board of Directors meeting at the Watauga County Agriculture Center at the Watauga County Cooperative Extension Office. The meeting will start at 7 pm.

Landscape Educational Day Rescheduled

We have an upcoming educational opportunity for you. On Friday, March 19, 2010 the Avery County and Watauga County Cooperative Extension Centers are hosting a day long educational event. This event will take place at the B.H. Corpening Forest Training Facility located at 6065 Linville Hwy in Crossnore. The meeting will begin with registration at 8:30am. When arriving you will travel across the high water bridge and the facility will be located on your right.

We will be offering several different classes concerning both the growing and maintenance aspect of landscapes, but also the financial aspects. . It has been approved for 1 hour of pesticide credit for A,B,G,H,I,K,M,O,T and 2 hours for L,N,D,X. Not all categories will get two hours. These hours have been applied for and we are waiting for confirmation.

Please register by calling the Avery County Cooperative Extension Center at 828-733-8270. We do have a limitation of 75 participants. There will be a registration fee to cover the expense of lunch and educational materials. If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Landscape Educational Day Feb 26, 2010

The Landscape Educational Day scheduled for Friday, February 26th has been postponed due tothe inclement weather.The meeting will be rescheduled for late March.The Avery County Cooperative Extension Center willbe releasing the confirmed date and information regarding theLandscape Educational Day in the next week.If you have additional questions regarding this meetingplease feel free to contact Jerry Moody at the Avery County CooperativeExtension Center at 828-733-8270.

Landscape meeting February 26, 2010

What: Landscape Educational Day

Where: B.H. Corpening Forest Training Facility
6065 Linville Highway
Crossnore NC. 28616.
http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/education/training_facilities.htm

Cost: $12.00 registration fee
Lunch included

When: February 26, 2010

This meeting is limited to 75 participants. To register please call Avery County Cooperative Ext. Center at 733-8270.
Pesticide Credit: 2 hours of Pesticide Credit has been applied for.

Agenda

Registration 8:30-9:00 am

Calibration of Backpacks Jerry Moody 9:00-10:00 am

Overcoming Poor Landscape installations Anthony Lebude 10:00-11:00 am

How to write a business plan Gary Bullen 11:00-12:00 noon

Lunch

Disease Management of Ornamentals and Cool
season grasses in the Landscape Barbara Fair 1:00-2:00 pm

Accounting 101 for Landscapers

Via Elluminate Guido Van der Hoeven 2:00-3:00 pm

Grass selection and lawn renovation for
the Mountains Jerry Moody 3:00-3:30 pm