Big Year for North Carolina at the American Forage and Grassland Council's 2020 Annual Conference
The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is an international organization made up of 20 affiliate councils in the …
Soil, Water & Air
January 16 Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting: Unclog Our Rivers!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 9 a.m. til noon at the …
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North Piedmont Farm School Extends Registration Deadline Until January 3, 2020
North Central Farm School Extends Deadline until January 3. Classes begin January 13, 2020. Registration and class fee must be …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 28, 2020 10 a.m.–4 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Free Pesticide Collection Day
Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is …
Selling Timber: A Workshop for Woodland Owners
For most woodland owners, a timber sale is a once or twice in a lifetime event. With such limited …
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
April CCP Meeting: Become a Backyard Naturalist!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on April 18, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Chatham County Agriculture …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
Join Us for the January 17 CCP Meeting on Habitat Fragmentation & Landscape Conservation
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on January 17, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon to learn more …
Register Now for Sustainable Forest, Carbon, and Ecosystem Service Management Workshop
Sustainable Forest, Carbon, and Ecosystem Service Management: You Can Have It All! There is increasing interest in carbon sequestration in …
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 …
2018 Hay Show Results at NC State Fair
Congratulations to the NC farmers and farms who placed top in the 2018 Hay Show at the NC State …
Sampling Soils and Forage + Bulls
Sampling Soil and Forages + Bulls By Paul Westfall, County Extension Director The soil is wet, so soil samples are harder …
Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting: The State of Our Water in Chatham
Water is life – our bodies need it, our communities need it, and the larger environment around us needs …
20th Annual Vermiculture Conference
On October 26–27, 2019, NC State’s 20th Annual Vermiculture Conference was held on Centennial Campus at The James B. …
Video on Setting Up a Worm Bin
Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage is a new video in the Homegrown From NC State Extension News series. In …
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