Piedmont Landscape and Green Industry 2021 Webinar Series
In lieu of our annual, in-person conference, N.C. Cooperative Extension – Forsyth and Chatham County Centers are hosting a …
Pest Management
View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
Chatham Conservation Partnership conducted a webinar on SPIDERS on October 15, 2020, and we had a great turnout of about 130 …
Farms, Food, and You: Vermicomposting
NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a new podcast series called Farms, Food, and You. …
Can I Grow Gooseberries or Currants in NC?
9/16/2020 – The short answer is “no.” You cannot legally grow currants or gooseberries in North Carolina. The reason …
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
2020 Chatham County Pesticide Classes
September 3, 2020, 6–8 p.m. Pesticide Safety Recertification Class – 2 hrs V Credit CLICK TO REGISTER September 15, 2020, 6–8 p.m. Pasture …
Brunswick Agent Teaches IPM to Master Gardeners
Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting …
Exobasidium Disease in Blueberries
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Birth of an Assassin!
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …
Are Community Gardens a Safety Risk for the Horticulture Industry?
Ausveg, the Australian association that represents vegetable growers, says that community gardens pose a serious safety risk for the …
Cattle College: Herd Health, Fly Control, and Pasture Management
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County and Southern States of Siler City are teaming up to put on another great …
Register Now for Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Blackberry & Blueberry Production Workshop as part of its …
Respirator Fit Testing Day
Respirator Fit Testing Day will be on February 21, 2020, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference …
2020 Piedmont Landscape and Green Industry Conference
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center 1192 US 64 W Business, Pittsboro, NC 27312 AUDIENCE The Piedmont Green Industry …
2020 Extension Gardener Workshop Series
Interested in gardening? Learn about sustainable, science-based gardening practices from N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center Extension Gardener classes are a …
Summer 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham …
Oak Issues in Southeastern NC
Recently, Extension agents and specialists have been receiving calls from folks in southeastern NC regarding oak trees dying or …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
6/12/2019 – Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State …
2019 Pesticide License Recertification Classes
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will be conducting two courses for pesticide applicators needing the V – Safety …
Special Hotel Rate Ends Today! Beer and Beyond Conference
This conference is over, but watch for new ones in the coming years! 3/1/2019 – Today at noon is the …
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