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
NC DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES: Meat, seafood and produce buyers are scheduling one-on-one meetings with North Carolina …
NC Green Industry Hurricane Matthew Recovery Resources
Thanks to the NC Nursery and Landscape Association for pulling this information together! NC Green Industry – Hurricane Matthew Recovery …
NC FarmLink and WNC FarmLink Merge Databases to Further Develop Partnership
For Immediate Release: Media Inquiries, contact: Suzanna Denison, WNC FarmLink Land Access Coordinator (828) 785-4284; info@wncfarmlink.org; www.wncfarmlink.org Asheville, NC – NC FarmLink …
Maple Nursery IPM Update
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple …
What Is Azalea Leafminer? Nursery Pest Alert!
May 18, 2016 While visiting eastern NC nurseries last week an insect called the azalea leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella, was mentioned. The …
Updates to ATTRA Publication: Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities
ATTRA: the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service has recently updated the publication Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities. “This guide …
NC Growing Together Project Releases New Guide on Wholesale and Retail Product Specifications
The Center for Environmental Farming System’s NC Growing Together (NCGT) project has released a new guide for small farms …
2014 NC Farmer Survey
Are you, or do you know, a current or former North Carolina farmer selling locally? If so, please take a …
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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