Congratulations 2024 PSSI Scholars!
Congratulations 2024 PSSI Scholars. We look forward to welcoming you in person to the Prestage Dept of Poultry Science June …
$6.2 Million in Grants Available to Strengthen North Carolina’s Food Supply Chain Infrastructure!
Through a collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA …
Farm Animal Days Next Week - Come Say Hello to Chocolate & Chip
Farm Animal Days From cows and pigs to sheep and pardoned turkeys Chocolate and Chip, Farm Animal Days gives children a chance to …
NC Cooperative Extension, 4-H & Camps Featured in It's a Wolfpack World News Article
Check out the new article from NC State University news, It’s a Wolfpack World, featuring NC 4-H Camps. “Camp has this magical …
2024 Youth Market Turkey Show Registration Is Now OPEN
2024 YMTS REGISTRATION OPEN NOW Eventbrite Registration Page Registration is a 2-step process: 1) Eventbrite and 2) Showorks. To complete Eventbrite, …
Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared!
Large aggregation of mining bee nests. Photo by Debbie Roos. Usually in early spring I start getting calls from people …
Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour
Mountain forest management in North Carolina is much like the landscape of the Appalachian Mountains. It’s never quite what …
2024 Arbor Day - Get Your Free Elderberry Seedling on April 26th!
Nationally, Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of April. However, most states observe a separate Arbor Day …
With Early Easter Comes Lots of Feathered Farm Friends
This year Easter is coming early, with Easter and Spring, we typically start talking about new farm animals, such …
2024 Smokies Spring Ski Walking
There is an excellent way to increase your exercise efforts while walking, which is to use properly fitted Ski Walking poles that are …
Pest Alert: Be on the Lookout for Rust Diseases
I received an alert that rust is showing up on ornamental trees so scouting now will be important. Species …
Pest Alert: Phomopsis Dieback in Florida Dogwoods
Since October of 2023, I have had multiple reports of dieback issues occurring in (C. florida) varieties. I sent …