2019 Farm-City Week Activities
November 23–25, 2019 Ellerbe Farmer’s Parade Saturday, November 23 at 11 a.m. For more information call 910-997-8255. Farmer’s Luncheon Monday, November 25 at noon Richmond …
Agriculture & Food
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Webinar: Insect Biology and Management in Blueberries
We recently participated in a Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium supported project led by Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas, …
Ants in Your Plants (and your firewood too?)
With the threat of frost looming, many people start moving sensitive plants to indoor settings. In the process, they …
Beef Cattle 101
BEEF CATTLE 101 For anyone interested in starting a cattle operation or newer cattle producers looking to gain more information …
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 …
Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of September
This article is our last post for this grape season. Harvest is complete at all of our locations. We …
Fall Invaders
In spite of our continued warm weather, several of our typical cool-weather pests have begun their fall invasion of …
Turkey Show Tips From the Girls Who Know
The 2019 Youth Market Turkey Show is just around the corner and youth all over the state are preparing …
NEW - Asian Longhorned Tick Publication Available
]We have had requests for information about the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) which is an invasive species that …
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 …
Are You Prepared for Wildfire
This week the Drought Monitor map indicates that large portions of North Carolina are drying out. Even after a …
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 …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of September
Our only remaining active locations is our muscadine site in Rowan County. Again, grape berry moth were caught at the …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of September
As harvest continues and we get close to the end of the season, we are finishing the insect scouting …
Plant Swap!
PLANT SWAP! Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 5-7 p.m., at the Steele Street Park on Hitchcock Creek. What’s a plant swap? Where …
Keep the Repellent Handy
Although hurricane Dorian has come and gone for most of us, its rainfall has likely left standing water in …
Grape Pest Survey - 1st Week of September
Harvest keeps going in a full swing, and about half of our locations are completely harvested with the rest …
Grape Pest Survey- 4th Week of August
Two of our locations have completed harvest, and we have concluded our monitoring efforts. We will continue to visit …
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 …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
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