Agriculture & Food

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Variegated fritillary on Maryland golden aster

Two Pollinator Garden Tours in October!

The month of October presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …

— 7 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Yuck! Is It Polluted?

“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …

— 8 months ago, Onslow County Center

The Effects of Late-Season Storm Damage to Flue-Cured Tobacco

Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can prove detrimental to flue-cured tobacco yield and quality. Specific to hurricanes, both …

— 8 months ago, Tobacco Growers Information

Alex Hitt removes the plastic from a Haygrove tunnel before Hurricane Charley in 2004.

Hurricane Preparedness for Horticultural Growers and Beekeepers

Hurricane Florence is dominating news coverage this week and for good reason: it is predicted to be the strongest …

— 8 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Register Now for Business of Agriculture Series

The Business of Agriculture Series Mondays, October 1-November 19, 2018 6 to 8 p.m. Central Carolina Community College Pittsboro Campus, Building 42, Room …

— 9 months ago, Growing Small Farms

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 …

— 9 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee on purple milkweed in late May.

Register Now for Pollinator Field Day September 8, 2018!

The Piedmont Research Station will host a “Bee Pollinator Friendly” Field Day on Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 1 to …

— 9 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Hop Harvest at Bee Hoppy Farms

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks out at Bee Hoppy Farms…the annual hop harvest! Grower Tiffany Cooper is finishing …

— 9 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Palmleaf thoroughwort backed by New York aster 'Purple Dome'.

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 …

— 9 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Florida predatory stink bug feeding on a brown stink bug.

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 …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

American lady butterfly on blazing star (Liatris ligulistylus).

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 …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Agents visit the hemp production fields. Grower Ryan Patterson planted about 40 acres, starting in late May. He did three different planting dates.

Photos from Industrial Hemp Production Short Course for Agriculture Agents

On July 10, 2018, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agents attended an all-day Industrial Hemp Agent Short Course. The …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Register Now for FSMA for Small Farms Workshop

You may have heard about a new food safety law and you may have heard that small farms are …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Goldfinch feeding on tall tickseed seeds.

July 19 CCP Meeting to Focus on Backyard Biodiversity

The upcoming Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) meeting on July 19 will focus on Backyard Biodiversity – creating and discovering the biodiversity in your …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Stoke’s aster, poppy mallow, and geranium.

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 …

— 10 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Coneflowers, culver's root, and bee balm in mid-June.

Spring Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills …

— 11 months ago, Growing Small Farms

Photos from the 11th Annual Pollinator Day

The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association teamed up to hold their 11th Annual …

— 11 months ago, Growing Small Farms