Gatesville Plow Day Announced
Gatesville Plow Day at Jubilant Fields March 16, 2019 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jubilant Fields, 701 Court St., Gatesville, NC 27938 For …
Agriculture & Food
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Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-Affected Food Crops for Human Consumption
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided guidance for situations under which farms may be affected by flooding …
Grain Bin Dangers
You can die in a grain bin in less than 60 seconds. Watch how quickly something can happen. See below …
Master Gardeners Announce Scholarship
The Chowan, Gates and Perquimans County Volunteer Master Gardeners are proud to announce The Katherine G. Shook Master Gardener …
Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings
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Industrial Hemp Meting
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Registration for the Produce Safety Rule Growers Training in North Carolina
This one-day training course on the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) standardized curriculum is for produce growers. This course meets the regulatory requirements …
Produce Safety Rule: How Is Produce Classified?
Within the scope of FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule, produce is defined as any fruit or vegetable (including mixes of …
The Disaster Handbook
The University of Florida produced this manual which describes responses to many of the issues farming communities may encounter …
Food Safety With Flooded Food Crops & Marketing Assessments
We are receiving questions on how to assess and management crops that are still in the fields when the …
Dinner’s Ready!
The Make Ahead Freezer Meal Workshop Series with Helen Eure, Cooperative Extension Director If your family is always on the go between …
Update for Bollworm / Earworm Management in Soybean and Cotton
Reports have come in on spray failures in some limited spots of pyrethroids over soybeans and cotton for bollworm/earworm. …
Insecticide Spray Considerations for Worms in Cotton, Sorghum and Soybean
I have heard a lot of concern about worms (bollworm, fall armyworm, soybean looper, etc.) in our crops this …
Vegetable Chapter, Extension Gardener Handbook, Now Available on-Line
Vegetable Gardening, Chapter 16 of the Extension Gardener Handbook Now available for free on line Everything you need to know to grow vegetables …
How to Avoid a Stink Bug Disaster in Corn
Stink bug pressure is already heavy this year. A lot of seedling injury has been reported (see previous article). …
Planting Cotton Late
Please see the latest news from Dr. Keith Edmisten, Professor of Crop Science & Extension Cotton Specialist and Dr. …
Poor Quality Corn Could Be From Seedling Insect Pests
Over the past two weeks, there have been a flood of reports of seedling insect pests of corn. I’ve …
Commercial Horticulture & Forestry News - Job Opening!
There have been some recent changes in the realm of Commercial Horticulture and Forestry for Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans …
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 …
Roundup Ready 2 Extend Soybean Varieties
‘Roundup Ready 2 Extend’ (RR2X) soybean varieties are now becoming available on the market. Farmers should be aware of some …
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