New Training Event for Law Enforcement Offered
On Thursday, August 30th, 2018 a third hemp training event will be held for law enforcement in Kinston, NC. …
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Using PCDart’s Money Corrected Milk Feature
In July, United DHIA, DRMS, and NC State Extension hosted a PCDart training at Rocky Creek Dairy. One of the …
Dicamba Drift Problems Not an Aberration
Larry Steckel | Aug 08, 2018 in Southeast Farm Press Dicamba drift across the landscape was the dominant call again this June …
New Service for Fruit & Vegetable Growers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ audit …
Vinifera Extension Team and Presentations From Meeting in Dobson, NC
Dear Grape Community, Last week on Monday, August 6, 2018, we had our first education and Extension team-building effort at Surry …
Don't Put Away the Umbrella!
The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated their temperature and rainfall predictions for August. Now, they expect our pattern …
August 8, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Field Day
Registration is available now for the nursery grower field day at Castle Hayne on August 8: The field day will be located at the Horticultural Crops Research Station …
Have You Seen a Diamondback?
According to Jeff Hall, Conservation Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, sightings of Diamondback rattlesnakes are becoming much …
Help the US Fish & Wildlife Service!
The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) is trying to learn more about the distribution of an aquatic plant …
2017 Census of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to …
2018 Cultured Seafood Festival, March 9 in New Bern
The 2018 North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference (NCADC) is excited to announce the culminating event of the conference, the …
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Workshop
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Do you have questions about: how to maximize the quality of your vegetables through your propagation …
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