NC Farm School Announces 2020 Registration Is Active
NC Farm School announces 2020 registration is active There are three class locations starting in January 2020. Each school consists …
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2019 Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Management Field Day
Come join Orange, Durham and Person Counties for the 2019 Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Management Field Day. Come have fun …
2018 ASCFG Dahlia Cut Flower Trial Report
With their luscious colors and myriad forms, dahlias are hard to resist. Our customers apparently agree, as dahlias continue …
Extending Cut Dahlia Vase Life
Cut dahlias are perennially popular with growers and consumers because of their stunning beauty, and amazingly diverse colors, shapes, …
Water Lilies as a Cut Flower
Water lilies are not a common cut flower, but they are found now and again at wholesale houses or …
Prolonged Shipping and Fluctuating Temperatures Promote Gray Mold Development and Leaf Yellowing on Geranium Liners
Postharvest storage and shipping environments are often conducive to plant stress and disease development. Plants are often in dark …
14th Annual Agricultural Development Forum
Join us for the 14th Annual at NC State Fairgrounds Governor Holshouser Building, Raleigh Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Free Admission · Lunch Provided · Open …
Where Is Botrytis in Your Growth Operations?
Botrytis is one of the most common plant pests affecting greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes and food operations. The fungal pathogen causes …
Get Growing: Strawberries in the Garden
Get Growing: Strawberries in the Garden I cannot think of a more joyful spring garden moment than picking fresh strawberries …
2019 NC Farm School Northern Piedmont
JOIN US FOR OUR INTEREST MEETINGS!! R.S.V.P. online November 27, 2018, at 7 p.m. N.C. Cooperative Extension, Durham County Center 721 Foster Street Durham, NC November …
20th Annual Vermiculture Conference
On October 26–27, 2019, NC State’s 20th Annual Vermiculture Conference will be held on Centennial Campus at The James …
Hay, Straw, and Pine Needle Shipping Quarantine
For anyone selling Hay, Straw, or Pine Needles from Orange County, please check this North Carolina Department of Agriculture …
Orange County Master Gardener Volunteer Program Brochure
Click here for more information Orange County Master Gardener Volunteer …
Orange County "Summary of Agricultural Resources" Guide Book
The Economic Development Department created a new 48-page summary booklet identifying the agricultural themed resources (federal, state county, nonprofits) …
At This Campus Lab, Worms Eat Your Leftovers
Rhonda Sherman posted this article that was authored by Carla Davis: June 29, 2017 | Author: Carla Davis, NC State University Sustainability Office You …
Monthly Drought Projections
For more information and a map of the affected areas, please visit NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center’s U.S. Monthly Drought …
Why Soil Sample?
RALEIGH — Spring is the best time to fertilize your shrubs as it promotes optimal growth with healthy foliage …
The Breeze Farm Incubator Brochure
The Breeze Farm incubator… provides a place for people interested in learning to farm, but without a place to …
NC State's 18th Vermiculture Conference
NC State’s Vermiculture Conference is the only annual training about earthworm farming and mid-to-large-scale vermicomposting in the world. This …
ALERT: Herbicide Carryover
HERBICIDE CARRYOVER IN HAY, MANURE, COMPOST, AND GRASS CLIPPINGS: Caution to Hay Producers, Livestock Owners, Farmers, and Home Gardeners. Certain …
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