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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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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Don't forget our annual Pumpkin Day at the Kinston-Lenoir Children's Garden on October 30 from 9:30am to 11:30am. For more information, call 252-527-2191.
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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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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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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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I hope that these recent weeks have found you enjoying the brimming bounty, the juicy delight, the healthful wonder of the muscadine grape! Whether you eat the seeds or spit them, or crunch MORE » – from 
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NC State University had a rare 7-foot-tall flower open last week in a greenhouse conservatory. The many names associated with this tropical plant include: Amorphophallus titanium, Titan Arum, Corpse flower and Lupin. It MORE »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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
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 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
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
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
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
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