Hops, Hemp, Truffles, and More-See What We Are Doing!
It’s field day season and we have four events planned to showcase our research this year! This is your …
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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 …
Employee Recruitment Concepts and Laws for Landscape Professionals
With unemployment rates at an all time low, recruiting employees can be a challenge. This class will share some …
Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina grower with …
Annual Chatham County Farm and Industry Tour Coming in October, Tickets Now on Sale
Join agents and staff from theN.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center on October 1, 2019, for our annual Farm …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
Mushrooms, Herbs, Plants and More Available on Herb Connection
In the search for new crops that will potentially bring higher returns than many commodity crops, North Carolina farmers …
Forest Farming and Ginseng Growing Podcasts
The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry has put together a series of podcasts on agroforestry. The one on …
Growing Organic Produce for the Wholesale Market
There is a whole new “crop” of organic growers out there asking questions about what markets are best to …
Three Pollinator Garden Tours in June!
The month of June presents three opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Pollinator Garden Tour Thursday May 23!
Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham …
Pollinator Garden Tours Start Wednesday, May 8!
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 10 a.m., Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of N.C. …
Mother Earth News Fair - Extension Is There!
Our Alternative Crops and Organics Program has a very popular booth at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Garden Design Workshops
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Pollinator Garden Design Workshop as part of its Enhancing …
2019 Pesticide License Recertification Classes
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will be conducting two courses for pesticide applicators needing the V – Safety …
New Bamboo Publication Available
Are you considering establishing a commercial bamboo plantation? I am sure you have lots of questions about it, and …
Herb Connection Has a New Look and Expanded Purpose
Years ago we started a free service called Herb Connection to help match NC herb growers with herb buyers. …
We Are Hiring! Help Us Grow Hemp, Hops, Broccoli, and More!
We have two to three temporary positions open in western North Carolina working on our western NC research stations …
Photos From the Chatham County Industrial Hemp Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center conducted an Industrial Hemp Workshop on February 28, 2019, at the Chatham …
Horticulture Therapy Week in North Carolina
March 17–23, 2019 Many thanks to Pam Chance for her leadership in securing the …
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