Forest Farming Field Day in West Virginia in May 2021
5/7/2021 – The Appalachian Beginning Forest Farming Coalition announces the first in-person forest farming workshop for 2021! The event …
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Summer squash ranks among the top 10 vegetables grown in North Carolina with Cleveland County in south central North …
Bloodroot and Red Trillium Collection Study
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Help Create Truffle Orchard Fertility Guidelines for NC Growers!
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AWIS 14-Day Weather Discussion
AWIS 14-day Weather Discussion Dear all, Our region experienced a freeze/frost event from Wednesday to Friday. This event came with partly …
AWIS Weather Forecast: 14-Day Weather Discussion
AWIS Weather Forecast: 14-day Weather Discussion Dear all, Our region experienced a freeze/frost event from Wednesday to Friday. This event came …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Frost Risk April 22-23
AWIS Weather Forecast: Frost Risk April 22-23 A wider frost- and freeze risk for North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic (Figure …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Frost Alert Thursday / Friday, April 22-23
A wider frost- and freeze risk for North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic (Figure 1) combined with gusty winds, call for …
Vineyard Workshop, April 19
NC Winegrowers Association: Vineyard Workshop April 19, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to noon AGENDA Travis Snodgrass/ N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer …
AWIS Weather Alert: Chance of Frost in App. Mountains
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Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A How-to Virtual Training
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Pine Needle Scale Crawlers Emerging Soon
It’s not just baby birds that hatch from eggs each spring. In the next several weeks, pine needle scale …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze A widespread freeze is expected on the weekend, with several pockets of frost, starting Thursday …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze!
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze A widespread freeze is expected on the weekend, starting Thursday (April 1) to Friday (April …
NC State Summer / Fall Field Research Job in Western NC
3/30/2021 – POSITION IS FILLED!!! We are hiring a new team member to work in our NC Alternative Crops …
Videos from the WNC Hemp Grower Meeting
3/29/2021 – Here are links to the videos from the 2021 Western North Carolina Hemp Grower Meeting held via …
AWIS Weather Forecast 3/25 - 3/30: Wind, Heat and a Chance for Frost
AWIS Weather Forecast 3/25 – 3/30: Wind, Heat, and a Chance for Frost Weather Pattern Discussion It is spring, so not …
Register Now for Climate Webinar on April 26
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Climate Webinar on April 26, 2021, from 7–9 p.m …
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