February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
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January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
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 …
Freshwater Flooding Performance of Container Grown Ornamentals
During the fall of 2016 following Hurricane Matthew, numerous nurseries in eastern NC experienced flooding of both container and …
February and March - Meat, Seafood, and Produce Buyers Meetings With Producers
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NC Green Industry Hurricane Matthew Recovery Resources
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NC FarmLink and WNC FarmLink Merge Databases to Further Develop Partnership
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I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple …
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Updates to ATTRA Publication: Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities
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NC Growing Together Project Releases New Guide on Wholesale and Retail Product Specifications
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2014 NC Farmer Survey
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Tax Clarification Resulting From HOUSE BILL 1050 - Sales and Use Tax for Farmers
Revised 7-14-14 Revised 7-9-14 Revised 6-27-14 From NC State University Extension Specialist, Guido van der Hoeven: “In 2013 the General Assembly passed changes to …
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