Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina grower with …
Poultry Pack 4-H Club June Meeting
Any youth 5-18 interested in poultry are invited to join the new Poultry Pack 4-H Club hosted on NC …
Creating a Safe and Healthy Home Step 6: Think Home Safety
Most Common Home Injuries Injuries in homes are very common. One-third of all injuries that occur in the United States …
Hail Injury Peanut Notes No. 93 2019
The attached images show recovery of peanut from hail injury. Other crops in the area were affected more severely …
2019 Field Days
Our county Extension agents have several excellent field days planned for this summer. There will be a diversity of …
Creating a Healthy Home Step 5: Get Rid of Pests
Household pests like insects and rodents sometimes find their way into our homes. Common insect pests are cockroaches, flies …
+/- 42 Acres of Pasture and Hay Ground for Lease Near Whittier
Since 1922 the Chandler family has owned and lovingly managed their 160 acre property outside of Whittier in Swain …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Detected in North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production …
USDA Proposes New SECURE Biotechnology Regulations to Protect Plant Health and Promote Agricultural Innovation
The USDA announced they are proposing to modernize regulations for the use of biotechnology in agriculture. The proposed modernization …
University of Connecticut Launches Science of GMOs
The University of Connecticut has launched a site that talks about the science of GMOs in layman’s terms. The …
USPS Updates Policy for Mailing Hemp & CBD Products
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently issued an updated policy for mailing hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. The …
Trees & Utilities
This new North Carolina Urban Forest Council publication by NC State University’s Dr. Barb Fair is a wonderful resource …
N.C. Agriculture: Feeding Families, Growing the Economy
As more people move to the urban centers of North Carolina, consumers lose previously close connections with where their …
Chasing Bees and Taking Pictures of Butterflies!
Dr. Danesha Seth Carley talks about her interests and research to promote pollinator habitats across the State of North …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
How Pesticides Can Actually Increase Mosquito Numbers
Jake Buhler | 6/2/2019 | National Geographic Insecticides in at least one area are not only failing to control mosquitoes, …