All Uses of Paraquat Require Special Training
The EPA now requires that applicators as well as those mixing or handling paraquat-containing pesticides to be a certified applicator that has completed …
Specialty Crops
Paraquat Use Now Requires Training
Part of the resistance management program is to aim for 100% weed-free fields just prior to planting. However, even …
Research Seeking Volunteers to Share Experiences With Food Supply & Food Systems After Hurricane Florence
A disruption to the food systems such as a natural disaster creates challenges for families and communities. Yet, there …
Auxin Stewardship Training Dates for Coastal Plain Counties of NC
Label changes by the EPA and the State of North Carolina mandate that all individuals that wish to apply …
NC Farm School Registration Deadline Approaching
Developing a business plan for an agricultural venture or agribusiness enterprise to include personal goals, marketing, cash flow models, …
2018 NC Disaster Assistance Deadline Approaching
Initial estimates for crop damage and livestock losses to North Carolina’s agriculture industry from Hurricane Florence are estimated at …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
Keep up to date on which counties are scheduled to conduct mosquito abatement programs, who has been notified, and …
"Bee" Kind if You Spray for Mosquitoes
To follow up on David Tarpy’s post (Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes), in the days and weeks following …
Ban on Chlorpyrifos Sales
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop chlorpyrifos sales …
Funding Available for Farmers' Market Advertising
North Carolina farmers markets can expand their advertising budgets through of a new grant offered by the N.C. Department …
Aquaponics Short-Course
Aquaponics Short Course, March 7, New Bern Convention Center Designed to provide entrepreneurs research based technical training in the fundamentals …
Join Us for 2019 NC Farm School Down East!
After a successful school in 2018 with students from eight counties, NC Farm School Down East is looking for …
Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes
With track of hurricane Florence poised to make a significant impact on North Carolina, there are some important considerations …
NCSU on-Line Peanut Presentations
Everyone has a busy schedule! Often, we simply can’t make time to fit in all the necessary meetings. Fortunately, …
2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard Respirator Requirements
Revisions to the EPA’s Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requires training, medical clearance and fit testing prior to use …
Training Materials for Worker Protection Updates
EPA’s Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide exposure and potential injury for …
It's Time to Scout (And Manage) Spider Mites in Strawberries
Warm early spring weather, coupled with a mild winter, has set the stage for early pest activity in some …
Revised Worker Protection Standards
Effective January 2, 2017, several changes were made to the Worker Protection Standards that will impact any agricultural producer …
Spotted Wing Drosophila Webinar Scheduled for January 25th - Register Now!
Members of the Sustainable SWD Project will present a webinar online on January 25th at 12-1 p.m. eastern time, highlighting …
Does Strawberry Clipper Reduce Strawberry Yield?
During 2016, our laboratory completed a three year project tracking the occurrence and impact of strawberry clipper weevil in annual, …
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