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NC Agritunity 2019
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2018 Farm-City Banquet
November 20, 2018, $15 Tuesday, 6-9 p.m., doors at 5:30 p.m. Catawba County Country Club 1154 Country Club Rd., Newton, NC 28658 Tickets …
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N.C. Cooperative Extension Mini Course
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