February 21, 2018 - Landscape Professional Workshop
The Landscape Professional Workshop will provide professional landscapers with valuable information about techniques that will help them to more …
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February 20, 2018 20th Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show
This educational conference will focus on residential and commercial landscaping. Pre-registration is $30 due by Feb. 15th. or $40 …
2018 Successful Small Farms Opportunities Conference - Saturday, February 17
Small farms continue growing in Franklin County and surrounding counties! The popular, annual Successful Small Farms Opportunities Conference will …
New Year, New Specialist
NC State University Extension Forestry is beginning 2018 by welcoming a new Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest …
NC Farm School Helps Aspiring Farmers Realize Dreams
Written by Dee Shore James Payne has had two successful and rewarding careers, and now, with the help of NC Farm …
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 …
2018 Industrial Hemp Meeting Tuesday, January 16
The Franklin County Area 2018 Industrial Hemp Meeting will take place Tuesday, January 16, at 5:00 p.m., at the Franklin County …
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 …
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