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Healthier Holiday Breakfasts

During leisurely Holiday mornings, breakfast often has a chance to take center stage. Most of these recipes can be …

Thirty Minute Meals

Healthy 30-Minute Meals to Keep Your Family on Track Through the Holidays! During the Holiday rush between Halloween and New …

Cook Your Fall Decorations

Don’t Toss Your Fall Decorations – Cook Them! I love Fall decorating, the colors, the use of fresh materials, all …

Enjoy the Fresh Pears?

Fresh pears are abundant this time of year and you certainly do not want this nutritional treat to go …

Lenoir County Fair Cook Off

Do you want to be known in Lenoir County for the most magnificent casserole? Get your best recipe out …

Fall is the Season for Apples

Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, or Granny Smith; no matter which variety is your favorite, apples are one of the …

Celebrate the Honey Bee

Each year we celebrate National Honey Bee Day, on the third Saturday in August. The celebration began in 2009 …

Muscadines are Ripe and Ready!

Muscadine grapes originated in the Southeastern region of the United States and as you know are quite commonly grown …

Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

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Potassium Fertility in Flue-Cured Tobacco

This publication discusses the potassium needs of flue-cured tobacco. It covers deficiency symptoms, rate considerations, …

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Preliminary Evaluation of NC Strawberry Cultivars For Susceptibility to Neopestalotiopsis Leaf and Fruit Rot

NC State conducted a strawberry Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) trial at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in …

1 week ago
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Precision Agriculture Technology: How to Become a Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot

This publication discusses flying unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, model aircraft) for commercial purposes. You'll learn …

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Abbreviated Guide to Creating a Livestock Food Safety Plan Under the Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF) Rule

This guide outlines steps that a facility producing livestock food could follow when developing its …

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A Step-by-Step Approach to Pruning Carlos Muscadine Grapevines

This review presents the key steps involved in pruning a mature Carlos vine for maximum …

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Anthracnose of Pepper

This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of anthracnose of pepper.

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Growing Asparagus in a Home Garden

Asparagus has been considered a garden delicacy since Roman times. Any home gardener can grow …

Mini-Gardening

Lack of yard space is no excuse for not growing a vegetable garden. Regardless of …