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2016 Electric CongressBeautyberry, More Than a Pretty Bush
Beautyberry or Callicarpa Americana is more than a pretty bush. This plant is a native of the Southern US growing up to eight feet tall with long graceful arching branches. It grows fast MORE »
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Voluntary Agricultural Districts
The purpose of the Agricultural District Program is to encourage the preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development. This is in recognition of the importance of agriculture to the economic and social well being of North Carolina. Find out how your property can be part of a Voluntary Agricultural District!
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Lenoir County
Voluntary Agricultural Districts
The purpose of the Agricultural District Program is to encourage the preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development. This is in recognition of the importance of agriculture to the economic and social well being of North Carolina. Find out how your property can be part of a Voluntary Agricultural District!
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Consumer Horticulture
Extension's Gardening Portal at NC State University provides access to a wealth of information, events and resources for gardeners in North Carolina. Managed by the State Urban Horticulture Specialist and Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agents throughout the state, it is your doorway to guidance about successfully growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers and ornamentals in your landscape.
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NC food processing and manufacturing initiative feasiblity study released The agricultural resources, industrial capacity and research innovation assets present in North Carolina create opportunities to catalyze development of value-added food processing and manufacturing businesses, according to a joint NC State-NCDA&CS economic feasibity study released Jan. 12. One page summary of the Initiative View the Full Report
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Our partners at the State Climate Office of North Carolina provide the most accurate climate information to the citizens of our state. Their website includes recent news from their Twitter feed, featured products, quick links, and a map of data from their ECONet weather stations. You can also view data from more than 1,000 Southeastern weather stations on their full CRONOS map or follow their blog.
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Plant Sciences
Initiative
Plant sciences initiative could spark NC economic growth, study finds A new economic study, released Jan. 12, shows that North Carolina has an opportunity to be the global hub for advanced plant sciences research and for the application of that research to expanding agricultural productivity. One page summary of the Initiative View the Report
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Lenoir County Fair Produces Great Bakers
Each year the Lenoir County hosts a baking contest, and this contest brings out some great bakers. Here are some of our winning recipes. Enjoy!! Best of Show Adult Baker Cake/Other Category/Blue Ribbon MORE »
Muscadine, Nature’s Healthiest Grape!
Muscadine grapes, best known in our region for the variety of sweet wines produced locally. They are very commonly grown and celebrated right here in our area. To learn more about the famous MORE »
Treating Warm Season Grass
Fall is in the air as leaves are starting to drop from trees. Temperatures are beginning to cool and less growth can be observed in our shrubs and lawns. Have you seen promotions MORE »
Cooking with Eggplant
Eggplant, a cousin to tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes, gets its name from the first varieties of its kind, which were white, round, and egg-size. Today, not only do they come in green and MORE »
Strange Growth in a Tree
October is still several weeks away but high above the ground I found a large witches’ broom. This odd-looking, broom-like growth is nestled in the branches of a tall pine tree. It is MORE »
Management of Ponds for Municipalities, Golf Courses, Farms and Residential Subdivisions popular
Do you own or manage a pond, storm water pond, or lake? Do you have problems with unwanted aquatic vegetation or water quality? Do you have the correct types, sizes, and numbers of MORE » – from 
Onslow County Center
Maple Nursery IPM Update popular
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple spider mite, hopper burn (potato leaf hopper), maple shoot borer, anthracnose, and canker diseases. MORE » – from Wilson County Center
Vegetable Chapter, Extension Gardener Handbook, Now Available on-Line popular
Vegetable Gardening, Chapter 16 of the Extension Gardener Handbook Now available for free on line Everything you need to know to grow vegetables in North Carolina. Selecting a Garden Site; Choosing a type and MORE » – from Gardening
Butterflies in Your Backyard popular
New and improved and even better than before. “Butterflies in Your Backyard” has been updated and re-released with a beautiful new cover. Available for free online (PDF version linked), it has wonderful information on North MORE » – from Gardening
Research on carrots will support sustainable production as well as human health benefits. popular
Massimo Iorizzo and Hamid Ashrafti, Research Scientists in the NC State Department of Horticultural Science, along with other scientists around the world recently published a paper describing the carrot genome sequence. These findings could MORE » – from Gardening
Calculate the Average First and Last Frost Date for Your Garden! popular
State Climate Office of North Carolina Climate Thresholds Tool – Calculate the average first and last frost dates for your garden. Step 1: Choose your location of interest by clicking on the map MORE » – from Gardening
Building Healthy Soil in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops have Got it Covered. popular
An in depth look at how to effectively use cover crops in vegetable gardens, this 19 page document by Dr. Megan M. Gregory is free to download. More information on using cover crops MORE » – from Gardening
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— 2 days awayFarmer's Market OpenTue Oct 4, 2016
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— 5 days awayFarmer's Market OpenSat Oct 8, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
— 1 week awayFarmer's Market OpenTue Oct 11, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
— 2 weeks awayFarmer's Market OpenSat Oct 15, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
— 2 weeks awayFarmer's Market OpenTue Oct 18, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
— 3 weeks awayFarmer's Market OpenSat Oct 22, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
— 3 weeks awayFarmer's Market OpenTue Oct 25, 2016
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Lenoir County Farmer's Market, 100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501, United States
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