News From Craven County Center

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Sign-Up for Text Alerts From Craven 4-H!

April 19, 2023

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Correcting Poor Pesticide Water Quality With Diammonium Sulfate (AMS)

April 12, 2023

Holly Flowers

April 10, 2023

4-H Camp multiple info graphics for day camps. Information is accessible below.
4-H Summer Fun 2023

March 31, 2023

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4-H Summer Film Festival!

March 30, 2023

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

March 7, 2023

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Native Vine for Craven County Landscapes

February 28, 2023

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Learn How to Write Resumes and Give Interviews!

February 10, 2023

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4-H Presentations 2023

February 9, 2023

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Setting Priorities to Begin Farming on a Small Scale?

February 7, 2023

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Fun With Presentations!

February 7, 2023

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Take Your Sewing Skills to a New Level!

February 7, 2023

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For Those Who Love to Litter...

February 3, 2023

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Subscribe to Local Newsletter: Agricultural Updates

February 2, 2023

Spider Damage to Chinese Holly

February 2, 2023

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Real Brown Reclusive Spider or Not?

January 25, 2023

Image of two beds of tobacco seedling production on a floatbed system. One has good growth and the other has poor growth due to excessive fertilization
When Soilless Media Yields Poor Results

January 25, 2023

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Where Can I Find Classes for Pesticide Credit?

January 19, 2023

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What Is a Typical Farm in Craven County?

January 17, 2023

Lawn Burweed in January

January 13, 2023

Crop enterprise budget comparison for corn, soybean, cotton, peanut, tobacco and cotton
2023 Commodity Enterprise Budgets & Break-Even

January 6, 2023

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Correcting Pesticide Source Water Poor Quality

January 5, 2023

Chart showing soybean yield range and average yield by planting dates and maturing group
Early Soybean Maturity Groups Have Greater Yield Potential

December 15, 2022

Table showing corn varieties, company, relative maturity and yield for counties across southeastern North Carolina
2022 Southeast District Corn Varietal Trail

November 10, 2022

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Eliminating Weed With Cultural and Chemical Practices

November 1, 2022

infested Japanese boxwood roots
Root-Knot Nematodes: Trouble Underground

October 21, 2022

2022 Grassroots Leadership Conference: Developing Community Resilience, Nov 2 New Bern
Grassroots Leadership Conference 2022 in New Bern

October 21, 2022

Map showing location of weather station at 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern NC
Craven County Extension Provides Weather Data

October 17, 2022

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Cotton Defoliation for All Situations

September 30, 2022

Lateral roots abundant but no significant taproot due to soil restricting hard plan
When Fertilizer Is NOT the Reason for Poor Plant Growth

September 7, 2022

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Craven County's First Junior Master Gardeners!

August 12, 2022

A sunflower head rotting. It has splotches of black and is drying.
Sunflower Troubles

August 3, 2022

A fairy ring of large white mushrooms in a circle of grass, darker and greener than the grass around it.
Fairy Rings in Turf

July 25, 2022

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A Couple of Familiar Problems on Tomato and Eggplant

July 25, 2022

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Why We Can't Practice No-Till Forever

July 25, 2022

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4-Hers Represent Craven at NC State 4-H Presentation Finals

July 19, 2022

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Who Ya Gonna Call? Agricultural Agencies & Services

May 19, 2022

Green lawn with a central patch of dry brown grass
Centipedegrass Looking Rough? April 11 Is a Little Too Soon to Worry ...

April 11, 2022

Green shrub branch with clusters of dried brown flower/seed remains on stem and leaves
Freeze Damage to Ilex cornuta Flowers

April 8, 2022

Small shrub with clusters of red berries in a dense forest understory
The Nandina Problem

March 28, 2022

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