Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Holiday Schedule
North Carolina State University, including the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, will be closed the week of December 23–27, …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Now Available
Its that time of year again to prepare to attend the Eastern NC Nursery Conference at the Wilson County …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 28, 2020 10 a.m.–4 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
Replicated Breeding Trial Data Now Online
The NC State University Strawberry Breeding program has put all the yield data that has been collected since …
Our Organic Tomato Project Makes the News!
The new funding for the multi-state Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) research and extension project was announced in the …
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closing for the Thanksgiving holiday starting at 1:30 …
Weather Advisory Cold Spill: Sit Out in the East, Protect in the West
Dear strawberry community, Tomorrow morning and on Thursday morning to some extent, temperatures will be in many places in the …
Weather Advisory: Temperatures in Teens Are Expected in Parts of the Southeast
Dear Strawberry Community, A cold front is expected to make its’ way into the Southeast today and tomorrow. Especially the …
NEW Online Hop Production Course for the Eastern US
As the southernmost member of the Great Lakes Hops Working Group, I am excited to announce the release of …
New Grower Workshop on Nov. 6, Raleigh NC
Please joins us for the New Strawberry Grower Workshop What: “Back to the Basics! A refresher on the basics of …
Washington Nationals Head Groundskeeper, John Turnour, a 2001 NCSU Turfgrass Graduate
Watching the World Series? Game 3 moves the series from Houston to Washington DC, home of the Washington Nationals. …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research – Yelverton
Have you ever thought that plants may be used to clean our surface waters? Crop and Soil Sciences Professor …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research – Gannon
How does the addition of a surfactant to a spray tank and then irrigating after spraying influence pesticide efficacy? …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research – Milla-Lewis
Tall fescue growers in NC probably never worried about winterkill, but what about those that manage warm-season grasses? Crop …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research - Carley and Billeisen
To what degree, if any, is pollinator community composition impacted by turfgrass systems? Horticulture Science faculty Dr. Danesha Seth …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research - Aneja
Ever wonder about gas emissions coming from a fertilized turfgrass system? Some of these emissions could be contributing to …
Advancing Knowledge Through Turfgrass Center Research - Peacock
The use of drones or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is a popular topic in the news, but ever wonder …
Summer 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham …
Turfgrass Alumni Were Honored at 2019 CALS Alumni Awards
We congratulate two Crop Science/Ag Institute graduates recently recognized for their outstanding career contributions: A.B. Parker – named 2019 Outstanding …
Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of September
This article is our last post for this grape season. Harvest is complete at all of our locations. We …
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