Save the Date for Our 2019 Spring Ag Fest!
SAVE THE DATE Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a …
Field Crops
2018 Tobacco Day Agenda - December 6th, 2018
December 6th, 2018 Meeting Address: Johnston County Extension Center, 2736 NC-210, Smithfield, NC 27577 8:00 a.m. – Coffee and Donuts 8:30 a.m. – …
Info Session about RAFI-USA Farmer Grants November 12 in Pittsboro
Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grants RAFI-USA’s Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grant Program awards cost-share grants to help farmers and rural communities develop …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
Soybean Rust Update, October 1, 2018
Many of the soybeans in North Carolina are past the critical growth stages for impact by soybean rust, but …
Postharvest Quality Christmas Tree Workshop
Join us on October 2, 2018, for a Christmas Tree Postharvest Quality overview, that includes tree care and is …
Ashe County PSA Hurricane Florence
Ashe County PSA Hurricane Florence Spanish Translated Version Below (Version en Espanol abajo) Please DO NOT call 911 dispatch, the sheriff’s …
County of Ashe Hurricane Florence Press Release
Spanish Translated Version Below (Version en Espanol abajo) Ashe County and the Towns of Lansing, West Jefferson and Jefferson have …
WPS Training, August 30, 2018
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center will offer Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Training on August 30, 2018, at the Agriculture Service …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
County Extension Programs
- 2017 Pesticide License Re-Certification Opportunities by Cooperative Extension and NCDA
- Growing Small Farms: Sustainable Agriculture in North Carolina
Custom Tools for Growers
Information Portals
- Cotton
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Commodities
- Peanut Growers Information
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
Publications, Information, and News
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