Organic Commodities Field Day | August 4, 2021 | Goldsboro, NC
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Biochar Pros and Cons in Horticulture
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Register for the Nursery Field Day
The Western North Carolina Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. The …
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Caldwell County Nurserymen's Association Scholarship for 2021
The purpose of the Caldwell County Nursery Association (CCNA) scholarship is to identify and reward ornamental horticulture and landscape …
NC FarmLink
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Greenhouse Vegetable Training for Extension Agents in the Southeast
Greenhouse Vegetable Production for Extension Agents in Southeastern US Tennessee and North Carolina are teaming up to host a special Greenhouse …
Economist Dr. Charlie Hall Advises the Green Industry to Focus on Marketing the Wide Array of Functional Benefits of Plants
Check out this 15 minute video summary by Economist Dr. Charlie Hall on the economic, environmental, and health and …
Get Answers With Horticulture InfoSearches
Need answers to floriculture, vegetable, fruit, or weed questions? The Department of Horticultural Science invites you to try their powerful, but focused …
Production Techniques for High Tunnels for Commerical Growers
Please join N.C. Cooperative Extension, ASAP, and Empowering Mountain Food Systems for a series of regional series on High …
Growing Bloodroot?
We often receive questions on how to grow Bloodroot. Margaret and Alison, with the NC Alternative Crops and Organics …
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
Kaolin Clay Reduces Periodical Cicada Damage to Nursery Trees
A brood of 17-year periodical cicadas are hatching in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The last time this …
USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers With Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19
As part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will provide up …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
What: Explore NC State Extension’s NC FarmLink’s web resource to 1) discover farmland available for lease or for sale across …
Monitoring for Asian Giant Hornet
May 4, 2020 – News Release NCDA&CS monitoring for Asian Giant Hornet; not detected yet in the state Asian Giant Hornet …
Beginner Farmer Online Series
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