Small Farms Keep Agriculture Moving Forward
Small farms play a vital role in supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of United States rural and farm economies …
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Help the US Fish & Wildlife Service!
The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) is trying to learn more about the distribution of an aquatic plant …
2017 Census of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to …
2018 Cultured Seafood Festival, March 9 in New Bern
The 2018 North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference (NCADC) is excited to announce the culminating event of the conference, the …
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Workshop
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Do you have questions about: how to maximize the quality of your vegetables through your propagation …
Aquaponics Short-Course
Aquaponics Short Course, March 7, New Bern Convention Center Designed to provide entrepreneurs research based technical training in the fundamentals …
2018 Auxin Herbicide Training Locations
Recent EPA label changes have identified newly registered dicamba (Engenia, FeXapan, or XtendiMax) and 2,4-D (Enlist Duo or Enlist …
Are You Ready for the Second Half?
Hopefully, some of you reading this may recall a previous article I wrote briefing you on recent Environmental Protection …
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Cooperative Extension Helps Farmers Search for Alternative Enterprises
Change is continuous in farming. Prices, farm programs, trade policies, technology, markets, and consumer preferences all change continuously, which …
Environmental Education - Southeastern NC Activities and Information
Do you like word search games? Own a septic system? Have wet areas on your property? Curious about wind …
What Do the NWS Watches and Warnings Mean?
It’s early 2018 and the National Weather Service has already been busy with a variety of winter weather event …
Cold Damage
I have finally been able to spend some daylight scouting my home landscape for cold damage. Robeson County is …
Recycle Trees and Save Poinsettias
January does not have to be the end of your beautiful poinsettia or fresh-cut Christmas tree. To renew your …
CERCLA Update / Winter Weeds
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – YES, really. Where has 2017 gone? There is one thing for …
February 13, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production. Pre-registration $25 if postmarked by Feb. 6, 2017 is …
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 …
Thanksgiving Cooking and Food Safety Tips
I love connecting with family during the holidays, sharing cooking traditions with my two lovely daughters, and I thrive …
Winter Worries Abated
I remember as a child how my grandmother would start getting anxious about Christmas as soon as Halloween came. …
Embracing Our Agricultural Heritage
The colorful glow in the night sky along Highway 41 in South Lumberton grew a little dimmer as the …
Time to Fall in Love With the Fair
Bright lights, deep-fried foods, and the inherent fun of the fair always made it a special treat for me …
2017 Census of Agriculture: What’s In It for Me?
Just about everyone knows about the United States Census, which is conducted every ten years by the United States …
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
The following article was provided by David Glenn, Science & Operations Officer, NC CoCoRaHS State Co-Coordinator, with the National Weather Service in …
Timber Restoration Funds (TRF) Available Through NC Forest Service
On January 23, 2017, $1,000,000 in “time-limited” funding has been authorized to assist landowners within any counties designated in …
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Extension Programs at NC State University
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Information Portals
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- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
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Newsletters
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- Crops Update - March 2007
- North Carolina Poultry Industry Joint Newsletter - December 2008
- Small Farm News Break - August 2007
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- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2016, August
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- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2017, February
- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2017, September
- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2018, February
Partnerships and Organizations
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- United States Department of Agriculture
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Publications, Information, and News
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- Integrated Pest Management Blogs
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Pest News
- NCDA&CS Soil Testing Information
- Soil Sample Report--Growers' Link to Check on NCDA&CS Report
- Value of Farm Commodities in Robeson County
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