Understanding soil is a basic skill needed by anyone interested in agriculture, environmental science, gardening, natural resource management, and water quality. Traditionally, to gain that skill, a person has had to pay college tuition and spend long hours in a classroom. Now, with the power of the internet at your fingertips, the NC Cooperative Extension Service is bringing a first class Introduction to Soil education to your office, dining room table, or local coffee shop. Learn more about this open online course at http://go.ncsu.edu/introduction-to-soil
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Understanding soil is a basic skill needed by anyone interested in agriculture, environmental science, gardening, natural resource management, and water quality. Traditionally, to gain that skill, a person has had to pay college tuition and spend long hours in a classroom. Now, with the power of the internet at your fingertips, the NC Cooperative Extension Service is bringing a first class Introduction to Soil education to your office, dining room table, or local coffee shop. Learn more about this open online course at http://go.ncsu.edu/introduction-to-soil
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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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Open to the Public: Every Monday 1:00-3:30 p.m. through fall. Don't know what's wrong with your plant? Call or stop by Room 308 of the CMAST building in Morehead City to talk with a Carteret County Master Gardener Volunteer. (252) 222-6359.
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Farmers and gardeners in Carteret County are able to harvest fresh, healthy produce almost every month of the year. See our Crystal Coast Produce brochure to discover what is in season now and to meet our county farmers and locate farm stands. Click Here
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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
READ THE REST »This link (Corn 2015) provides a recorded presentation intended for agent training or broadcast in grower meetings. Please report broadcast usage to Dominic Reisig (ddreisig@ncsu.edu) for his records. This link (Corn 2015) provides MORE » – from 
Entomology
The 2015 Pesticide School Spring Schedule is available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing. Potential licensees can go to one of the links below to either print out a form that can MORE » – from Pesticide Safety
Winter Applications Targeted Specifically for Dormant Bermudagrass Turf by Leon Warren, Fred Yelverton, Ph.D., and Travis Gannon, Ph.D., NC State University Read MORE »
2015 Good Agricultural Practices Training for Existing Producers Tobacco purchasing companies implemented a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) requirement to contract for the sale of tobacco. The GAP training established expected guidelines for tobacco MORE » – from Craven County Center
Around this time of the year, Hessian fly adults are definitely active. Many growers spraying herbicide are wondering if they will get a return on investment tank mixing with an insecticide- something I’ve MORE » – from Entomology
Some items, such as county yield averages or annual average commodity prices have not been established or released but the basic information needed to begin evaluation or enrollment into risk management programs for MORE » – from Craven County Center
This article by my colleague Scott Stewart, University of Tennessee, gives an excellent rundown of wheat insecticidal seed treatment options and what you might be able to expect with different products and MORE » – from Entomology
Most of you have already ordered your hybrids for 2015. These will undoubtedly come with an insecticidal seed treatment and one or more Bt traits (with the exception of refuge corn). It is MORE » – from Entomology
Carteret County 4-H’er, James Blakely of Newport, attended the 5th Annual N.C. Association of County Commissioners Youth Summit in Asheville, NC, August 15 & 16. NC 4-H and the NC Cooperative Extension Service MORE »
Heather Moody was recognized at the June Carteret County Extension and Community Association County Council Meeting as the 2014 recipient of the $1000 (ECA) scholarship. ECA is a volunteer organization with the NC MORE »
Farmers and gardeners in Carteret County are able to harvest fresh, healthy vegetables almost every month of the year. Some vegetables grow best in the cool, shorter days of late winter and early MORE »
A large part of the educational program for Carteret County Master Gardeners revolves around demonstration gardens that are located across the county on sites owned by wonderful organizations who partner with Master Gardeners MORE »
Learn to Cook Lamb with the Produce Lady
Preparing Insect and Plant Disease Samples
