Annual Tree Give-Away
Plant a Tree on Arbor Day The 2019 Franklin County Tree Give-Away will be Saturday, March 23 at 9:00 a.m. at …
Soil, Water & Air
21st Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show
This Landscape Conference and Trade Show will focus on a number of topics including pesticide safety, disease management, lawn …
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 …
New Year, New Specialist
NC State University Extension Forestry is beginning 2018 by welcoming a new Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Thinking About Selling Timber?
Many farms in Franklin County are diverse…that is, they have many types of income producing enterprises such as livestock, …
Be Careful With Phosphorus
The middle number in the bag of 10-10-10 fertilizer you buy for your garden indicates the percentage of phosphorus …
Container Gardening
Container gardening is more popular than ever. Edibles can be grown in containers in a variety of outdoor spaces. …
Ponds Management Field Day: Wednesday, November 5th
Ponds can add value to property and Franklin County has many ponds, both large and small, throughout the county. …
Streams Need Shade
As summer fades into fall in central North Carolina the weather can still be hot. On a hot day …
Natural Mosquito Control
2014 is turning out to be a good year for mosquitoes. Warm weather and occasional heavy rain allow for …
What's Bugging You?
Not All Insects Should “Bug” You Gardeners normally wage what seems a never-ending battle with insects, mites and other so-called …
Soil Sampling 101
Soil samples are taken throughout North Carolina and they differ as far as the size of area sampled and …
Maintaining Ditches
Don’t Spray That Ditch! William Lord N.C. Cooperative Extension Louisburg, NC 27549 It is hot. It is humid. It has been raining for …