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Using a Food Thermometer

If you read this column often, you know that I frequently recommend (I didn’t say preach about) the need …

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Harvest Healthy Habits Billboards

Have you seen our Harvest Healthy Habits billboards? They’re on both sides of Route 17 near Bolivia. The billboards are …

Cover photo for Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook

Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook

Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …

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Do You Need a Sports Drink?

The Family and Consumer Science team from N.C. Cooperative Extension here in Brunswick County, along with our Extension Master Food …

Angie Lawrence speaking at a workshop for SCAPNC in-service training

SCAPNC Workshop

Angie Lawrence, our dedicated Brunswick County EFNEP nutrition educator, led a dynamic opening workshop for the SCAPNC in-service training …

Subject: Horizontal view of three wooden shelves holding a variety of canned vegetables and fruits, lined up in rows of glass jars. Food staples canned include sauces, tomatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, sauerkraut, dill pickles, red beets, peaches, grape jelly, and tomato and corn soup.

Preserving Food

If preserving food is in your plans for this summer, I encourage you to make sure you have the most …

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Corn-on-the-Cob

Don’t you love this time of year when we can get local fresh corn-on-the-cob? Yum. I just stopped by a …

salmon burger patties being cooked in a skillet on a stove. Extension Master Food Volunteer is checking the temperature of the patties with a thermometer.

Med Instead of Meds

I’ve recently written about how nutrition can affect our long-term cognitive brain health. One of the recommended patterns of eating …

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Armyworms in Brunswick County

It’s that time of year again, Fall Armyworms are showing up across the southeast. Our coastal area gets hit …

Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

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Chapter 7. The Postharvest Building

This is chapter 7 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

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Chapter 10. Food Safety and Quality Standards in Postharvest

This is chapter 10 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

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Chapter 11. Food Safety

This is chapter 11 of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

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Postscript — Data Collection and Analysis

This is the postscript to a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

6 days ago
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Root-Knot Nematode of Tomato

This publication discusses the symptoms and treatment of root-knot nematodes in tomatoes in North Carolina.

1 week ago
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Target Spot of Tobacco

Target spot is a potentially devastating leaf spot disease in tobacco in North Carolina. This …

Cross section of a 4-inch composite wall section with R16 fiberglass insulation, an inside plastic vapor barrier, and outside metal sheathing.

Chapter 5. Refrigeration Load

This is chapter 5 in a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

2 weeks ago
Illustration of a conventional hydrocooler, a machine with a conveyor belt that moves food products through the hydrocooling process.

Chapter 3b. Hydrocooling

This is chapter 3b of a comprehensive guide to postharvest engineering topics for the proper …

2 weeks ago