21st Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show Feb. 5, 2019
This Landscape Conference and Trade Show will focus on a number of topics including pesticide safety, disease management, lawn …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
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 …
Wilson County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Want to know which plants bees love? Then come out to hear Ms. Vivian Lamm, an Extension Master Gardener℠ …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
What to Do After the Disaster - Resources Green Industries
Many of you may have received this information. Thanks to Danny Lauderdale for the following post on his website. I …
UPDATED-Wilson County Beekeepers September Meeting
*****DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE, SEPTEMBER MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.******* Did you know you can supplement the honey flow to help …
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 …
Have You Seen a Diamondback?
According to Jeff Hall, Conservation Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, sightings of Diamondback rattlesnakes are becoming much …
Wilson County Beekeepers Meeting, May 3
Interested in bees? Please come out to the Wilson County Agricultural Center on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:00 …
Wilson Beekeepers Interest Meeting
Do you have an interest in honey bees? Would you like to be a part of a beekeeping club …
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Workshop
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Do you have questions about: how to maximize the quality of your vegetables through your propagation …
Aquaponics Short-Course
Aquaponics Short Course, March 7, New Bern Convention Center Designed to provide entrepreneurs research based technical training in the fundamentals …
Environmental Education - Southeastern NC Activities and Information
Do you like word search games? Own a septic system? Have wet areas on your property? Curious about wind …
Freshwater Flooding Performance of Container Grown Ornamentals
During the fall of 2016 following Hurricane Matthew, numerous nurseries in eastern NC experienced flooding of both container and …
Red Headed Flea Beetle Adult Emergence!
Red headed flea beetle adults, Systena frontalis were found in Edgecombe County at 526 GDD50. There are many products …
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
The following article was provided by David Glenn, Science & Operations Officer, NC CoCoRaHS State Co-Coordinator, with the National Weather Service in …
Red-Headed Flea Beetle Larval Scouting Video Released!
View this video in conjunction with Brian Kunkel’s control of red-headed flea beetle fact sheet to learn when and …
Red-Headed Flea Beetle Biology and Management
Thanks to the NC Nursery and Landscape Association for publishing my article on Red-headed Flea Beetle Biology and Management …
Nickels for Know How - Cast Your Vote 11/1/2016
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016: Nickels for Know-How Makes Good Sense! …
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