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 …
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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 …
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 …
Annual Tree Give-Away
Plant a Tree on Arbor Day The 2018 Franklin County Tree Give-Away will be Saturday, March 17, from 9 a.m. …
Register for the Extension Gardener Short Course
2018 Extension Gardener Short Course Learn how to create and care for a beautiful, bountiful and life-sustaining landscape this spring …
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 …
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 …
Gardening Isn’t Just for Grown-Ups, It’s for Youth Too!
Gardening can be a relaxing activity done individually, but why not include your whole family. Get outside and enjoy …
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 …
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Workshop
Morning Ag Clips, Farming News, Harvested Daily published this article in the August 30, 2017 edition, “Good Agricultural Practices workshop, Navigating the …
Farmers' Market Feasibility Study Grant Received
Charles F. Mitchell County Extension Director Franklin County Cooperative Extension has received a grant from the North Carolina Agricultural Development and …
2015: N.C.’s Forest Health Year-In-Review
2015: N.C.’s Forest Health Year-In-Review By NC Forest Service, December 30, 2015 North Carolina is well-known for its beautiful forests that cover a …
Woodland Steward Series Returns to Western North Carolina
In the late 1890s, Dr. Carl A. Schenck came to America to manage the forests of the Biltmore Estate …
Online Forest Health Maps Released
August 1, 2014 North Carolina Forest Service Contact: Robert Trickel A new web site containing forest health maps has been developed by …
Some Insects Have the Gall to Deform Plant Structures
Some insects have the gall to deform plant structures from the NC Forest Service:July 30, 2014 Have you ever seen an abnormal …
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