House Lawmakers Change Course on Smokable Hemp
By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief RALEIGH, N.C. — A key House committee voted Wednesday to differentiate smokable hemp from …
Time to Plan for Your Fall Garden
Here we are, mid-July and truly in the Dog Days of summer. Temperatures now are pretty warm, and it …
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, …
Opportunity for Landowners: Woodland Stewardship Course
Landowners have an opportunity to learn about forestry and woodland stewardship via an online course. The Department of Forestry …
Spring 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 …
House Looks to Define Smokable Hemp as Marijuana
By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor RALEIGH, N.C. — A legislative fight over …
Pine Pulpwood Prices in North Carolina Dropped Substantially in 2019, Second Quarter
The U.S. housing market continued trending downward in the last few months. In May 2019, the seasonally adjusted annual …
Four NC Cucurbit Crops Rank in Top Ten for US Production
North Carolina is among the highest producing states in the nation for cucurbits with squash and watermelon production each …
Upcoming ForestHer Workshops
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 8, 2019) – Women landowners and natural resource professionals interested in learning more about management and …
Beekeepers: Registration Now Open for BEES Academy!
Are you a beekeeper with a number of years of experience who wants to increase your understanding of bees …
Time for Tick Treatments
On Monday, the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services posted a press release about the deaths of five …
Register Now! ForestHer Workshops Engage Women in Woodland Stewardship
Women landowners and natural resource professionals interested in learning more about management and conservation of private lands are invited …
The Story of Cucumbers in North Carolina | Homegrown
Cucumber production is an important part of North Carolina’s agriculture economy. The state ranks fifth in the nation for …
What Does Certified Seed or Clones Mean?
We often see claims that hemp seeds or clones are “certified” by seed and clone providers. What do they …
Guide to Understanding & Evaluating Hemp Contracts in NC
Guide to Understanding & Evaluating Hemp Contracts in North Carolina *Disclaimer: This guide does not take the place of independent …
Greenhouse Media for Growing Hemp Cuttings
Greenhouse media for growing hemp cuttings Keith Edmisten, Carl Crozier, and Anthony LeBude North Carolina Cooperative Extension Kristin Hicks, North Carolina Department …
Learn to Identify Trees, Shrubs & Conifers
Join us in this introduction to Plant Identification. You will learn 45 plants and the botanical vocabulary to describe …
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast
This beautiful new book is a functional tool to help you identify wildflowers. Organized by flower color you can …
Insects in the Garden
Although I’m not an entomologist, I really enjoy seeing bugs and insects in nature and in the garden. I …
Cicada Killer Wasps
Cicada killer wasps are starting to emerge. This picture was taken on Friday in a landscaped area outside the …