NC 2019 Draft Swine General Permit Comment Deadline: Dec. 21
The deadline for submitting comments on the draft proposed NC swine general permit has been extended to Dec. 21, …
Agriculture & Food
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February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for ornamental greenhouse growers will be held in the classroom in the …
Cooking for Crowds
It’s the time of year that local clubs, organizations and church groups are getting back together for the year. Many …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
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 …
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Extension Programs at NC State University
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
Key Local Food Topics
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Climate Data
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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