Landscape Contractor CEU Offerings
Landscape Contractors often are looking for an assortment of opportunities to access the various credits that the need to …
Pest Management
Auxin Herbicide Required Training
All persons planning to apply dicamba (Engenia, FeXapan, or XtendiMax) to Xtend cotton or soybeans or 2,4-D (Enlist Duo …
Spring 2019 Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Spring 2019 Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in one …
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 …
Register Now for Fall Pollinator Workshops & Garden Tours
The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer three fall pollinator conservation workshops and garden tours as part …
Register Now for Beneficial Insect Workshop (& Get Pesticide Credits)
Too often growers, gardeners, and landscapers kill beneficial insects that they mistake for pests, or allow pest populations to …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in August!
The month of August presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Birth of an Assassin Bug!
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …
Floodwaters Will Recede, but Mosquito Activity Won't
The intense rainfall, flooding and mudslide damage in western North Carolina and other areas of the state have created …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Workshops & Garden Tours
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer three spring pollinator conservation workshops and garden tours …
Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop
The 2018 Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop will be held at the Burke County Agriculture Center in Morganton, North Carolina. …
Incredible Diversity of Critters on Eggplant Crop
One of my duties as an Agriculture Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension is to help farmers when they …
Pollinator Garden Tour Tuesday May 23!
Tuesday May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County …
Pollinator Garden Tours Start Saturday May 6!
Saturday May 6 at 2:00 p.m. Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Garden Workshops & Garden Tours
Update on May 18: all workshops are full. Please email Debbie Roos to ask to be put on her …
Periodical Cicada Hatch Expected in Western North Carolina in 2017
This is an article I wrote for the Spring 2017 edition of Nursery and Landscape Notes published by the North Carolina …
Don't Miss the Ornamental Production Workshop
The 2017 Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop will take place on Thursday, February 23 at the Burke County Extension Center in Morganton, …
Greenhouse Workshop Slated for January 31
The 2017 Foothills Greenhouse Production Workshop will take place on Tuesday, January 31 at Banner Greenhouses in Nebo, North Carolina. …
NCDA Partners With FieldWatch to Improve Communication Among Farmers, Beekeepers, and Pesticide Applicators
Contact: Jim Burnette, Director NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division 919-733-3556 Press release from the NCDA&CS. RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture …
Check Fruit Trees for Scale Pests
If you have fruit trees, now is a good time to inspect them for scale insects. White peach scale …
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