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 …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
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 …
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. …
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 …
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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