How to Find Classes Offering Pesticide Credits
Each year N.C. Cooperative Extension, Craven County Center provides classes offering 12-28 hours of pesticide credits. However, for some …
Forest Resources
2019 - NC's Warmest Year...so Far
It’s official. According to the blog posted by the North Carolina State University Climate Office, 2019 edged out 1990 …
Seeking a Farmer to Tend Land? Land to Tend? Find NC FarmLink!
Landowners seeking farmers to tend land or farmers seeking new farmlands to tend should strongly consider developing a profile …
Native Plants Week
Hey everyone, I found out late on Monday that Governor Roy Cooper has signed a proclamation making this week …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Comment on Tree Fall Liability
Hurricane Florence reminds us all how quickly wind and rain can upend or tear limbs from a decades-old – …
EFRP Provides Assistance to Private Forest Owners
The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP), administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), helps the owners of non-industrial …
Decision-Making Guidelines for Storm-Damaged Trees
When storms damage woodlands and shade trees, woodland owners and homeowners have many questions about what to do with …
Larger Elm Leaf Beetle
Elms have lots of pests. This week I have had several reports of larger elm leaf beetles, Monocesta coryli, …
Sawflies Feeding on Oaks
Oaks have hundreds of herbivores so it is no wonder that towards the end of summer some of the …
Beech Blight Aphids
You might notice twigs on beech trees covered in a woolly sleeve. Get closer and it will begin to …
Oak Lace Bug Damage
Oak lace bugs (Corythucha arcuata), like other lace bugs, cause stippling on leaves. Oak lace bugs, of course, feed …
Yellow Poplar Weevils on Poplar and Magnolia
Yellow poplar weevils, Odontopus calceatus, can be a severe pest of tulip poplars and magnolias growing in nurseries and …
Natural Enemies in Disguise
Tulip tree scales and other soft scales are maturing and producing a lot of honeydew. This makes people notice …
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 …
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
The following article was provided by David Glenn, Science & Operations Officer, NC CoCoRaHS State Co-Coordinator, with the National Weather Service in …
New Citizen Science Project to Measure Tree Growth
If you have a red maple (Acer rubrum) in your yard, and a few minutes of free time per …
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