February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
Agriculture & Food
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January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for ornamental greenhouse growers will be held in the classroom in the …
2018 NE Ag Expo Summer Field Day (And Other Field Days) Contribute to Revenues of Farmers
The 2018 Northeast Ag Expo, which is a joint effort of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Centers of Camden, Chowan, …
ServSafe Certification Class
A ServSafe course will be held at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Pasquotank County Center, located at 1209 McPherson Street, Elizabeth …
2018 Pasquotank Corn Variety Trial: Yield Data Available
The County Centers of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service cooperate …
October 30 Pesticide Recertification Class (Commerical and Private): Emerging Pests, Resistance Management, and Hard to Control Pests
The Pasquotank County Center is conducting a recertification class for pesticide applicators on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. …
2018 North Carolina Cattle Industry Assessment Referendum
On October 4, there will be a Referendum to continue the North Carolina Cattle Industry Assessment. This referendum shall …
Pesticide Schools Are Beneficial in Obtaining a Pesticide Applicator License and an Economic Generator
One of the areas that N.C. Cooperative Extension provides educational programs is for people that need pesticide licenses for …
Now Is the Time to Take Action With Soybean Insects
In the last week or so corn earworm moth numbers having been up and now growers in the northeast …
"When to Treat Earworms in Soybeans"
Dr. Dominic has an outstanding article entitled “When to Treat Earworms in Soybeans.” The are lots of links to …
Time to Be Scouting for Soybean Insects: Here's a Useful Resource
Growers, scouts, and crop consultants can always use a good publication when it comes to identifying insects. With the …
August 8, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Field Day
Registration is available now for the nursery grower field day at Castle Hayne on August 8: The field day will be located at the Horticultural Crops Research Station …
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County Extension Programs
Extension Programs at NC State University
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
Information for Pasquotank Growers
- Listing of Pasquotank producer winter and other meetings
- Pasquotank Couny pesticide container recycling webpage
- webpage for posting images of problems occurring in Pasquotank or other parts of northeastern NC
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Climate Data
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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