Innovative Women in Ag Program
This innovative program will be offered March 22-23, 2019,12:30 p.m., at 1175 Kingsboro Rd., Rocky Mount. Join us for this new …
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2018 Impacts - Franklin County Center
The following 2018 Outcome and Impacts video and flyer is a representation showing the number of educational events and …
Distance Education Plant Identification Classes Offered
Registration Now Open! 2019 Plant Identification Distance Education, Online, Non-Credit Courses from Longwood Gardens and NC State Department of Horticultural …
February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
Pumpkins & the Jack-O’-Lantern
I stumbled upon a rather humorous and anonymous quote recently that states, “It’s time for Fall in the South: …
Plastic Mulch Layer Demonstration
A Plastic Mulch Layer is now available for rent to residents of Franklin, Warren, Granville, and Vance counties through …
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 …
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 …
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 N.C. 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 N.C. Cooperative Extension County Extension Director During the past month, the Cooperative Extension Office has received many questions …
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