Take a Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos …
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June Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Exobasidium Disease in Blueberries
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Last Week in Farm Law (June 13, 2020): Dicamba Order Update, NC "Ag Gag" Provisions Struck Down, and Atlantic Coast Pipeline "Continues"
The following few items take a cursory look at agricultural, environmental and natural resource law developments from the past …
Virtual Pollinator Field Day June 22
Virtual Pollinator Field Day Monday, June 22, 2020 3–5 p.m. The North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance invites you to kick off National …
EPA Cancellation Order on Dicamba, Distribution Ceases, Use Ends July 31
The EPA has issued its cancellation order pursuant to the 9th Circuit ruling last week ordering the delisting of …
Last Week in Farm Law (June 5, 2020): 9th Circuit Dicamba De-Listing, Farm Act Passes NC Legislature Sans Smokeable Hemp Ban, SSAWG Closes
9th Circuit Suspends Listing of Dicamba Last week on June 3, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA …
Late May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Two Upcoming Online Pesticide Trainings
N.C. Cooperative Extension will host two online classes this month which offer continuing education credit for licensed and certified …
CFAP: USDA Releases Information for Direct Payments to Farmers; May 26 Sign Up
On May 19 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its final rule on the direct payment portion of …
Early May Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Recording of Bumble Bee Webinar Now Available for Viewing
In honor of Citizen Science Month, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a webinar on …
Red Headed Flea Beetle Adults Active in Container Nurseries in Eastern NC
Be on the lookout for red headed flea beetles (Systena frontalis) across the eastern region of NC in container …
Late April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Recording of Online Farm Store Webinar Now Available for Viewing
I have been working with area farmers and farmers’ markets as they adapt to changes brought on by the …
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program for Farmers and Ranchers Affected by COVID-19
Farmers and ranchers will soon be eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, in anticipation of the $484 billion aid …
Early April Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie …
Webinar: Using Community Science to Conserve Bumble Bees
Many of us are looking for meaningful activities that we can do while staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Taking Soil Samples
Watch the video our Agriculture Agent Matthew Place made about the basics of soil sampling. …
Birth of an Assassin!
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …
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