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From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms …
Agriculture & Food
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Now Accepting Proposals for NC AgVentures Grants
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September Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Enjoy a September Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos …
Durham County Volunteer Family Wins a 2020 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
Each year, the Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center (TNVLC) honors area volunteers through their Key Volunteer of the …
Farm Visit Snapshots: Huckleberry Trail Farm Fall Festival
From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms …
Attend a Pesticide School
Pesticide Schools are hosted by the N.C. State Pesticide Safety Education Program with the help of the N.C. Cooperative …
Just in Time for Halloween: Chatham Conservation Partnership Virtual Meeting to Focus on SPIDERS!
The Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) fall meeting will be virtual…and just in time for Halloween, the focus will be on …
Saving Milk
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NEOGEN Mycotoxin and Crop Report — Mycotoxins in NC Corn and Wheat
This week’s Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report video from NEOGEN focuses on the U.S. corn crop, which is doing …
Farm Visit Snapshots: Heart Song Farm
From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms …
Fusarium Wilt Problematic on Chrysanthemum in 2020
The number of chrysanthemum samples diagnosed with Fusarium wilt this year is well above average, according to NC State …
2020 Hemp Field Day Is Live!
9/14/2020 – We are happy to announce that the 2020 NC State University Virtual Hemp Field Day is now …
Batting 1000: Feed Milling Awarded Third DELTA Grant
The DELTA Grants program has announced the awardees for their 2020-2021 grant cycle and there are a couple of …
USDA Reopens Comment Period for Hemp Interim Rule
9/4/2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reopening the comment period to the interim final rule that …
NC Farm School 2021, Moving Forward
Amidst pandemic fears of potential insecurity, there is a rise in the reality of the sensitivity of our food …
Enjoy an August Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos …
Helping Farm Workers at Produce Farms Understand COVID-19
The NC State University Produce Safety Team has created training videos in English and Spanish to help farmworkers better …
August Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
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