Plastic Mulch Layer Demonstration
A Plastic Mulch Layer is now available for rent to residents of Franklin, Warren, Granville, and Vance counties through …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
Conservation Reserve Program Signup
WASHINGTON — Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers today that the deadline to sign up for …
Plastic Mulch Layer
Plastic Mulch Layer The plastic mulch layer has arrived and is available to rent by producers in Franklin, Warren, Granville, …
August 8, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Field Day
Registration is available now for the nursery grower field day at Castle Hayne on August 8: The field day will be located at the Horticultural Crops Research Station …
Native Bees in the Landscape
BY: Colby Griffin, Horticulture Extension Agent There are many important native pollinators within your home landscape. One you may not …
Visit NC Farms App Interest Meetings Scheduled
NEWS RELEASE July 16, 2018 Paul Westfall | (919) 603-1350/paul_westfall@ncsu.edu Visit NC Farms App Interest Meetings Oxford, NC – Farmers and Agritourism business …
Franklin County Farmers' Market Feasibility Study
Market Feasibility Study Completed The Lois G. Britt Agribusiness Center at the University of Mount Olive was enlisted by the …
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Our Spring 2018 newsletter has informative articles, dates of upcoming workshops, meetings, and events that we hope will be …
Triangle Area Landscape School - April 6th, 2018
The Franklin County Center of NC Cooperative Extension is partnering with Triad Equipment to host this event for landscape …
Understanding Urban and Community Forests Webinar Series
Join Cooperative Extension personnel, educators and a large cadre of expert speakers for an exciting and knowledge-filled urban and …
New Year, New Specialist
NC State University Extension Forestry is beginning 2018 by welcoming a new Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest …
February 13, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production. Pre-registration $25 if postmarked by Feb. 6, 2017 is …
Freshwater Flooding Performance of Container Grown Ornamentals
During the fall of 2016 following Hurricane Matthew, numerous nurseries in eastern NC experienced flooding of both container and …
Cooperative Extension - Empowering People, Cultivating Relationships, Changing Lives
Sharing the knowledge generated through research remains the goal of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. N.C. Cooperative Extension has …
The Colors of Fall
BY: Colby Griffin NC Cooperative Extension Horticulture Extension Agent Reds and oranges and yellows, Oh my! Have you ever wondered what causes …
Is It a Mole or a Vole?
BY: Charles Mitchell Cooperative Extension Director During the past month, the Cooperative Extension Office has received many questions about moles and …
Stopping Fire Ants
By: Martha Mobley NC Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent Recently while making a farm visit to a goat producer in the county, the …
Scholarships Available for Extension Agents to Attend the CFSA Sustainable Ag Conference
NC SARE has a limited number of scholarships available for Extension educators to attend the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s …
February and March - Meat, Seafood, and Produce Buyers Meetings With Producers
NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES: Meat, seafood and produce buyers are scheduling one-on-one meetings with North Carolina …
Managing Storm and Disaster Damage in Landscapes and Nurseries
This excellent resource has been compiled by Anthony LeBude, Extension Nursery Specialist. It includes information about plant sensitivity to …
NC Green Industry Hurricane Matthew Recovery Resources
Thanks to the NC Nursery and Landscape Association for pulling this information together! NC Green Industry – Hurricane Matthew Recovery …
NC FarmLink and WNC FarmLink Merge Databases to Further Develop Partnership
For Immediate Release: Media Inquiries, contact: Suzanna Denison, WNC FarmLink Land Access Coordinator (828) 785-4284; info@wncfarmlink.org; www.wncfarmlink.org Asheville, NC – NC FarmLink …
Maple Nursery IPM Update
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple …
What Is Azalea Leafminer? Nursery Pest Alert!
May 18, 2016 While visiting eastern NC nurseries last week an insect called the azalea leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella, was mentioned. The …
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