2021 Regional Crop Update & Pesticide Education Meetings
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Farm Health & Safety
Backyard Agriculture: Taking It to the Next Level
Have you recently acquired property and want to produce agriculture-related products for sale or charity? Have you had property …
Farm Worker Health and Safety Considerations for COVID-19
WPS Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance for North Carolina Farms WPS Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance for North Carolina …
COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Facemasks 101, Sanitizing Surfaces
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Paycheck Protection Program Information for Borrowers
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Asian Longhorn Tick Webinar
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Farmers Markets & U-Pick Farm Operations COVID-19 Fact Sheets
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2020 Small Farms AgriShop Farmer Production Workshops
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Farming While Disabled
We are all born with certain abilities and limitations. I am fairly physically active but being the slender gentleman …
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It seems we can’t catch a break from invasive pests entering our ecosystems. There is now another non-native pest …
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This week the Drought Monitor map indicates that large portions of North Carolina are drying out. Even after a …
Hurricane Dorian Information - Food and Water Safety
The Department of Health and Human Services is working to have D-SNAP available quickly if a presidential individual assistance …
Beef Cow Tested Positive for Rabies in Franklin County
NEWS RELEASE June 21, 2019 Martha Mobley, Extension Agent, Agriculture 919-496-3344, martha_mobley@ncsu.edu State vet encourages livestock owners to vaccinate before peak rabies season. LOUISBURG …
Farm Crisis Assistance for Farmers
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FSMA & Produce Safety Rule for Small Farms Meeting
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Plastic Mulch Layer Demonstration
A Plastic Mulch Layer is now available for rent to residents of Franklin, Warren, Granville, and Vance counties through …
Regional Auxin Herbicides - Best Management Practices Training
March 3, 2017 Weed control gets easier with the very latest trait technology. Enlist and Xtend traits enable exceptional control …
Fumigant License Training
(Category F) Friday, March 3, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Franklin County Cooperative Extension Annex Fumigant training is required every three years …
Certified Safe Farm Program
CROP NEWS Certified Safe Farm Program Are you interested in: fewer injuries…better health…fewer lost work days…lower health costs…for yourself, your family …
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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- NC Agromedicine Institute
- NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division
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