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2021 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available!
The new Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Extension vegetable specialists across the Southeast come together annually …
Registration Is Now Open for the NC Peach Growers' Society 2021 Annual Meeting
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NC Peach Growers' Society to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting Virtually
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Farm Visit Snapshots: Granite Springs Farm
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Blueberry Scouting Guide for Smartphones
The very popular blueberry scouting guide “A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries” published by Michigan State …
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SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 2021 *REGISTRATION OPEN* The tradition of the Winter Vegetable Conference and the North …
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Basil Growing Virtual Workshop - Free - Dec. 10-11, 2020
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Farms, Food, and You: Vermicomposting
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Now Accepting Proposals for NC AgVentures Grants
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September Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Enjoy a September Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
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Strategic Conversations for Fall & Winter Agritourism Operators
Fall and Winter Agritourism Operators are facing tough questions on when and how to operate this season. N.C. Cooperative …
Enjoy an August Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
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