Poultry Pack 4-H Club 2nd Meeting
Any youth 8-18 interested in poultry are invited to join the new Poultry Pack 4-H Club hosted on NC …
Agriculture & Food
Extension and research at NC State address timely issues impacting our state. Extension delivers trusted information directly into the hands of farmers and agribusinesses, helping them translate knowledge into solutions that grow our economy and communities.
Weed of the Week--Chickwee
To continue our Weed of the Week series, this week’s weed is Chickweed (another common winter weed around …
Tobacco Float Water Analysis
Ready or not, tobacco greenhouse season is upon us!! Now is the time to have your greenhouse source water …
Weed of the Week--Henbit
See below for our new Weed of the Week series. Our first weed is a winter annual we are …
Small Ruminant Internal Parasite Management Workshop
Managing internal parasites on a small ruminant farm can be challenging. Join us for an informative evening (free of …
Training - Forage Recovery Plan 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Growing Blueberry Workshop This Saturday, Feb 2
Growing Blueberries workshop will be held Saturday, February 2, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Farm Credit …
Farm Credit Farmers Market Seeks Vendors for 2019 Season
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Wayne County is currently recruiting potential vendors for the Farm Credit Farmers Market. The market is …
N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship Application Open
All youth who have exhibited a livestock animal at the N.C. State Fair are eligible to apply for this …
January/February Livestock Newsletter
Our January and February Livestock Newsletter is now online! Livestock January and February Newsletter …
2019 Bee School Starts This Saturday
This is a Basic Beekeeping Class open to anyone wanting to become a certified NC Beekeeper, or anyone wanting …
Show and Sale 2019
The Wayne County Jr Livestock Show and Sale is an event held every year for the youth of Wayne …
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 …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
Time to Make Your Winter Feed Plan
By Dr. Matt Poore What a difference a month makes! This time last month things were going along very well, …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Agricultural Marketing Service @ USDA
- Be Seen... Be Safe
- National Ag Safety Database - Fire Safety
- National Ag Safety Database - First Aid
- National Ag Safety Database - Lightning
- Spanish Dictionary of Agriculture & HR Management
- Wayne County Agriculture Highlights
Cotton Production
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC FarmLink
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
- Peanut Growers Information
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 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
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