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Different ground insect disturbances

Is That Mole Cricket Damage?

According to entomologists at NC State University, over the past several years mole crickets have become the number one insect pest of home lawns, golf courses, municipal and commercial properties,…

Lateral roots abundant but no significant taproot due to soil restricting hard plan

Ways to Reduce Soybean Inputs Yet Increase Yield

Soybean growers need to make production decisions that will provide positive impact to yield as well as avoid those that are not likely to impact yield. Simply put, some management choices do indeed…

overgrown and diseased rose garden

Rose Garden at Ag Building Undergoing Landscape Redesign

As some of you may have noticed our Rose Garden portion of the Demonstration Gardens at the Craven County Agriculture Building have been looking stressed and unkept. This is in large part due to the…

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…

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Fall New Members Extension Master Gardener Course

Come join the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program of Craven County, whether you are an experienced gardener, new and wanting to learn , or looking to get involved with the community…

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…

Bradford pear tree in bloom

Bradford Pear Bounty Program

Residents within Eastern North Carolina have the opportunity to remove an existing Bradford Pear and receive a free replacement tree through cooperation of NC State Extension, NC Urban Forest…

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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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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…