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Properly grazed pasture at recommended grazing height for Bermuda

The Sweet Green Blade

How long does it take for grasses to use up their sugar storage after the sun sets? Grasses build up sugar storage throughout the day by photosynthesis. Plants and grasses store energy in the form of…

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Where Are the Young Farmers?

The concept of a family farm still exists but it probably differs from what most would assume. Within Eastern NC, over 86% of farms are owned by families. However, at least within Craven, these farms…

Goat feeding on small bushes as means to manage unwanted vegetation

3 G's for Difficult to Control Weeds

Most weeds in landscape or lawns can be easily controlled when the correct product is chosen and applied at the right time. Within NC, we have the advantage to view the active ingredient, timing,…

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Ideology or Reality – Will One Production Practice Fit All?

Read or watch just about any media content and one will find someone promoting a specific type of production of crops or animals as a means to reduce the impacts of global warming, reduce energy…

Chart showing point variance due to differences between production practices

Pesticide Use Under the EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Use of certain pesticides within an area of an endangered or threatened species and their designated critical habitat now requires examination of two websites prior to potential pesticide…

A deer standing in a pine forest

Tax Deferment Through Wildlife Conservation Land Program

The Wildlife Conservation Land Program offers deferred taxes for landowners that manage property for protected wildlife species, priority wildlife habitat, or Wildlife Reserve Lands. The land must be…

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Agricultural Water Management During Tropical Storms

Rainfall from tropical storm systems frequently exceed the water holding capacity of soil. Thus, the water saturated soil is depleted of oxygen resulting in poor plant growth and nitrogen loss due to…

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Agricultural Newsletter Archive for Craven County

The links below will provide our field crops newsletter, Agricultural Updates, converted to a pdf format. Please realize that such conversions may result in formatting changes and long listing of web…

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Livestock Updates Jones, Craven and Pamlico Counties

Meet your new livestock agent for Jones, Craven and Pamlico Counties at the link below. Also in the link below is your monthly weed to check out and identify. If you have this weed naturally…

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Repairs & Construction to Building

Repairs and upgrades to the Craven County Agricultural Building will occur intermittently during the month of June. The contractors will do their best to be efficient and as least intrusive as…