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Free Old/Unused Pesticide Collection Day

Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is ‘yes’, then you'll be interested in the County Pesticide Collection Day on Thursday, March 19th.Franklin…

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V Credit Private Pesticide Applicator Training Thursday, August 28

Private Pesticide Applicator Training - V CreditThursday, August 28th, 20256:00 PMCooperative Extension Annex103 South Bickett Blvd.Louisburg, NC Private Pesticide Applicator Training - V Credit will…

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Management Strategies and Improving Wildlife Habitat Program

Join Cooperative Extension and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Regional Biologist, Greg Batts for a presentation on Management Strategies and Improving Wildlife Habitat on your Land and in…

Fall armyworn in pasture

Control Options for Fall Armyworms in Pastures and Hayfields

Last week, I took a group of Franklin County livestock producers associated with a “Climate Smart” forage program to visit three outstanding beef cattle and horse farms in western South Carolina. One…

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February 2020 Green Industry News

Winter Glyphosate Applications to BermudagrassGlyphosate applications to dormant bermudagrass in winter are excellent for general weed control. Many weeds, including Poa annua, can be effectively…

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Native Bees in the Landscape

There are many important native pollinators within your home landscape. One you may not be familiar with is the mason bee. The mason bee is one of over 4000 species of native bees in the United…

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Stop Fire Ants

Recently while making a farm visit to a goat producer in the county, the couple began complaining about fire ants. The wife was even bitten by one of the painful ants. NOW is the time of year the…

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Do You Have Problems With White Grubs?

Contributed Article - Rick L. Brandenburg, Peter T. Hertl, North Carolina Cooperative Extension EntomologistsWhite Grubs (COLEOPTERA: Scarabaeidae)General Information