Register Now for Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center is partnering with NC State Extension to offer an all-day Produce Safety …
Agriculture & Food
NC State Extension connects farmers, agribusinesses and communities with vital research-based information and technology. Research at NC State targets society's grand challenges. Extension delivers this research directly into the hands of North Carolinians, helping them to translate knowledge into everyday solutions.
Fall Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills …
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People who study foodborne illness don’t get foodborne illness. Right? I thought that because I knew so much about preventing foodborne …
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I’m one of those people that generally wants to know exactly how to do things the way they’re intended …
Hay and Pasture Crops Are Eligible for Hurricane Florence Disaster Program
Press release written by Matt Poore, NC State Extension. Pasture-based livestock producers within eligible counties with damage to standing forage …
Black Soldier Fly Digester Design Workshop
Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy invites you to attend a Black Soldier Fly Digester Design workshop next Thursday, August 30. SAHC Farm …
Farm Succession Planning Workshop September 7
Join ASAP and Mountain BizWorks for a half-day workshop on planning for your farm’s future. Do you have a farm …
Don’t Miss the 18th Annual Nursery Field Day!
The Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. This year’s program includes …
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Extension Programs at NC State University
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
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Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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