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21st Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference and Tradeshow
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Cultural Practices for Reducing Pine Beetle Damage
Last week’s article concluded with a brief reference to pine beetles. I suggested that preventative insecticide sprays are not …
Part-Time Position Creating and Teaching Urban Hort DE Classes
We are expanding the NC State University Urban Horticulture distance education program. These are 6-week, non-credit, online courses offered …
JCRA Winter Symposium
“The Winter Garden” Saturday, February 16, 2019 – 8 a.m.–noon Visualize how to plan and plant for diversity as you bring …
Gardening in the South
JC Raulston Symposium designed for new gardeners and gardeners new to the Triangle. Saturday, February 2, 2019 – 8:30 a.m.–noon Dr. …
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Here in Eastern North Carolina, early January is a time of transition for our sasanqua and japonica camellias. Sasanquas …
Craven County Master Gardener Class of 2018
The Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Craven County recently held a luncheon to welcome our 2018 class of …
Unsightly but Beneficial
Fungi represent the largest category of plant pathogens in our lawns, landscapes and gardens, and fungi also account for …
Fall Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills …
Thinking Outside the Box: Helping Farm Families Through Hard Times
Continued rains, Hurricane Florence, tariffs and depressed commodity prices resulted in continued stress for farmers and rural communities in …
Research Seeking Volunteers to Share Experiences With Food Supply & Food Systems After Hurricane Florence
A disruption to the food systems such as a natural disaster creates challenges for families and communities. Yet, there …
2018 NC Disaster Assistance Deadline Approaching
Initial estimates for crop damage and livestock losses to North Carolina’s agriculture industry from Hurricane Florence are estimated at …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
Ban on Chlorpyrifos Sales
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop chlorpyrifos sales …
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