Are You Hand Weeding Frequently Enough?
Want to reduce your labor costs for hand weeding container nurseries? The simple (but hard answer) is to hand …
Agriculture & Food
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Crop Report October 15 Peanut Notes No. 135 2018
The most recent summary of digging and harvesting in the V-C region can be found at the link below: V-C-Region-Crop-Report-October …
Frost Prediction Thursday Oct 18 Peanut Notes No. 134 2018
There is a frost warning for counties in SE Virginia for later this week. See the information in a …
2018 Regional Insecticide Efficacy Survey Now Available - Cotton, Corn, Soy
Each year the Cotton Belt entomologists are polled concerning insecticide efficacy. You can find these by going to the …
Add Hurricane Michael & Mosquitoes to Your Weekend "To-Do" List
We are obviously not out of Hurricane or mosquito seasons quite yet (that’s a few weeks away). Hurricane Michael …
2018 What You Need to Know So You Can Grow!
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center will be teaching a series of classes in October called “What You Need To …
Blackland Farm Managers Tour
48th Annual Blackland Farm Managers Tour August 1, 2018 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 3B Farms, 2200 Respess Road, Pinetown, NC Registration begins …
August 8, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Field Day
Registration is available now for the nursery grower field day at Castle Hayne on August 8: The field day will be located at the Horticultural Crops Research Station …
ServSafe Summer 2018
Two options: July 9th – One Day Class from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. August 9th & 10th – Two …
Washington County Healthy Living Summer Series
Live Well in Washington County this summer! Yoga and Healthy Eating classes on June 12, 19, 26, & July 10, …
Thrips on Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts
Click on the link below for more information from Mike Williams, Part-Time/Temporary Ag Agent, Washington County: Ag Update 5/8/18 You can …
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- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
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