New Processor Acknowledgment Letter Issued
8/29/2018 – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in conjunction with the NC Industrial Hemp …
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Spring 2020 Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Spring 2020 Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in one …
Reminders for Hemp License Holders
9/28/2018 – As the 2018 season draws to a close, many may benefit from these helpful reminders about the …
Training Event for Law Enforcement Offered in August 2018
8/15/2018 – On Thursday, August 30, 2018, a third hemp training event will be held for law enforcement in …
New Community Garden Resources From Duke University
North Carolina Community Gardens: Soil Contaminants and Pesticides This website, a project of the Community Engagement Core of the Duke University Superfund Research Center, …
New Year, New Specialist
NC State University Extension Forestry is beginning 2018 by welcoming a new Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Contribute Expertise, Experience, Talent and Time to the Extension Gardener Handbook Project
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers shouldered the lion’s share of hours on The North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook project over the …
Growing the Spring Vegetable Garden
Fresh vegetables grown from your garden in the spring can be a nutritious and enjoyable experience for the whole …
The Disaster Handbook
The University of Florida produced this manual which describes responses to many of the issues farming communities may encounter …
Building Healthy Soil in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops Have Got It Covered.
An in depth look at how to effectively use cover crops in vegetable gardens, this 19 page document by …
The 17th Vermiculture Conference Is Just a Month Away on June 2-3.
Learn to make and sell vermicompost. Understand the benefits of vermicompost to plants and soil. Check out the agenda and …
Vance County Community Resource Fair
Vance County Community Resource Fair, March 17th, 2016, Southern Vance High School. Approximately 50 informational booths/vendors will be represented …
Woodland Steward Series Returns to Western North Carolina
In the late 1890s, Dr. Carl A. Schenck came to America to manage the forests of the Biltmore Estate …
Big Sweep in Vance County
Big Sweep Flyer It is that time of the year again to gear of for the North Carolina Big Sweep! …
Integrated Pest Management for Gardens
According to D. Wayne Rowland, Agricultural and Natural Resources Technician with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center, the Integrated …
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Bob Kellam and Susan Wyatt Donate Urban Farm to Raleigh
Extension Master Gardeners Bob Kellam and Susan Wyatt have generously donated their 58 acre urban farm to Raleigh’s city of …
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