Register Now for Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop as part of its …
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Survey for Farmers About Internet Connectivity
From the North Carolina Department of Information Technology: The North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, with the Friday Institute at NC State …
Apply Now for Free Milkweed Plants for Habitat Restoration!
Monarch Watch has a program where they are giving out free milkweed plants to folks interested in doing large-scale …
NC State University Hops Breeding Update
Hop yields in the Southeast are very low compared to hop growing regions in northern states such as Washington, …
How (And How Not) to Ship Hemp
12/19/2019 – If you have a reason to ship hemp or hemp products, please read this post! I run …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
Online Woodland Stewards Program
12/9/2019 – If you own wooded land and are interested in learning how best to manage it and make …
Our Organic Tomato Project Makes the News!
11/25/2019 – The new funding for the multi-state Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) research and extension project was announced …
NEW Online Hop Production Course for the Eastern US
11/8/2019 – As the southernmost member of the Great Lakes Hops Working Group, I am excited to announce the …
Summer 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham …
Fall Festival at Huckleberry Trail Farm!
The Fall Festival Season at Huckleberry Trail Farm has begun! There are so many awesome activities awaiting visitors to the …
Final Pollinator Garden Tours of 2019!
The month of October presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in September!
The month of September presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Register Now for NC State Industrial Hemp Field Day
NC State Industrial Hemp Field Day August 27, 2019 Piedmont Research Station 8350 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 Morning Tour: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. …
Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
8/8/2019 – We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in …
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 …
2nd Annual Pollinator Field Day August 3
Pollinator Field Day Saturday, August 3, 2019 9 a.m. to noon Lake Wheeler Research Station (Bill Fike Teaching Garden) 3004 Mid Pines Road, …
Our Hemp Projects in the News!
7/10/2019 – Our emerging CBD hemp industry, our graduate students, and our women growers getting some well-deserved attention in …
Hops, Hemp, Truffles, and More-See What We Are Doing!
7/9/2019 – It’s field day season and we have four events planned to showcase our research this year! This …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in July!
The month of July presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
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