News From Craven County Center

Bar graph of weather data from 1900 to 2021 showing increasing average March temperatures beginning in 1998
How to Deal With Corn and Changing Weather Patterns

March 21, 2022

Bar graph of corn yield at three nitrogen rates and there locations
How Much Can We Reduce Corn Nitrogen Because of Higher Prices or Short Supply?

March 11, 2022

deal solution pH for pesticide application is between 5.5-6.5
Craven & Carteret Water Quality Study: Potential Impacts on Pesticide Application

January 20, 2022

Tree trunk with new green shoots sprouting from its top in a parking lot
Landscape Pruning Workshop / February 19

January 10, 2022

green leaves on woody stem
Privet Cleanup Event - CANCELLED

January 7, 2022

individual bundles of needles, known as fascicles
Table Mountain Pine and Two Close Relatives

January 3, 2022

Large dark bracket fungus (conk) at base of pine tree amid fallen pine needles; text "Jami Hooper/NCSU"
Tree Disease and Hurricane Season

January 3, 2022

Tree branch with buds
Chinese Tallow Tree

December 15, 2021

Branches and leaves
Yaupon Psyllids

December 13, 2021

White fringetree
Better News Regarding Fringetrees and EAB

December 7, 2021

Clusters of Ligustrum sinense fruit
Chinese Privet: December Is a Good Time for Non-Chemical Control

December 7, 2021

Leaves
Ligustrum Lucidum - Just Another Invasive Privet

December 3, 2021

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Selecting Appropriate Soybean Varieties

December 3, 2021

Beginner Beekeeping Class flyer — Sundays 1–5pm 1/9–2/6/2022; contact bbjorkster@gmail.com
Beginner Beekeeping Class

December 3, 2021

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Nuttall Oak: New Name, Same Tree...Probably

November 30, 2021

Leaves
Inspect Camellias Now for Tea Scale

November 23, 2021

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Beginning Farmer Grants for Equipment and Other Resources

November 22, 2021

Leaves
Poncirus Trifoliata: Friend or Foe?

November 15, 2021

Bar graph of corn yield at three nitrogen rates and there locations
Corn Nitrogen Study: Comparison of Grower Nitrogen Rate To ± 25% Rates

November 8, 2021

Chart showing search criteria based on corn yield, maturity group, soil type, soil CEC, soil pH, years tested and stress
Selecting Appropriate Corn Varieties

November 8, 2021

persimmon fruit
Persimmons in October

October 21, 2021

Stream and Groundwater pH varibility
Craven County Survey of Water Quality Impacts on Pesticides

October 18, 2021

Image of solar panels on farmland
Can Solar Energy Production Be Converted to Farmland?

October 12, 2021

Two trees
Root Girdling Injury to Tree Trunks

October 5, 2021

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Checking for Endangered Species Prior Pesticide Application

September 30, 2021

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Respirator Fit Testing Guidelines for North Carolina Pesticide Applicators

September 29, 2021

Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event flyer
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

August 31, 2021

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Craven County Poultry Judgers Huge Success!

August 19, 2021

Sooty mold on the foliage of a crapemyrtle
Crapemyrtle Aphids

July 15, 2021

Up-close view of plant stems
Native Evergreen Rhododendrons in the NC Mountains

July 15, 2021

Save the dates! EGG-cellent Egg Contest — Sep 10 registration, Nov 4 submission, Nov 16 winners
Egg-Cellenct Egg Contest

July 9, 2021

Lavender plant
Lavender in Southeastern NC

June 23, 2021

Muscadine flower clusters
Comparing Muscadine Flower Buds With Developing Fruit

June 22, 2021

Flower stalks
Twospotted Spider Mites on Pansies

May 11, 2021

littleleaf boxwood
Boxwood Troubles: It Might Be Nematodes

April 29, 2021

Woody seed-bearing fruit
Princess Tree Is No Princess

April 23, 2021

Cold damage
Widespread Cold Damage to Ligustrum Japonicum

April 12, 2021

The single stem of a Venus' looking glass plant
Venus' Looking Glass: Coming to a Parking Lot Near You

April 7, 2021

Centipedegrass lawn
Centipedegrass Lawns Damaged by April Freeze

April 7, 2021

Sooty mold on the upper leaf surfaces
Whiteflies on Gardenia

March 26, 2021

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