Three hollow dried plant stems with papery sheaths, close-up view

Provide Nesting Habitat for Native Bees Through Plant Stems in Your Garden

Published - February 21, 2025 Read
Solitary bee emerging from sandy burrow mound beside small yellow flower

Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared!

Published - April 3, 2024 Read
Beautiful farmers' market carrots!

The Pittsboro Farmers' Market Is Moving Downtown!

Published - January 27, 2026 Read

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Beef cattle grazing among trees.
Farmers and Landowners Can Apply for Agroforestry Grants

Published - January 27, 2026

cover of the Vegetable Crop Handbook
2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook Is Now Online

Published - January 15, 2026

Two oxen yoked side-by-side led by a person wearing a "MILK'S GOT GAME" shirt
Plan for Fun at the 2026 Chatham County Spring Ag Fest!

Published - December 15, 2025

Dorsal view of a wasp with black head and thorax and yellow-striped abdomen on white background
Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

Published - December 11, 2025

From: Entomology
Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.
Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - September 29, 2025

Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).
Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - September 22, 2025

Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena
Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

Published - April 15, 2025

Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

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Profile of peanut maturity based on pod mesocap color.
Jordan V-C News Spring Issue Peanut Notes No. 41 2026

Published - April 10, 2026

From: Peanut
blueberry packing house
Cleaning and Sanitation for the Blueberry Industry

Published - April 10, 2026

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
Description of categories for 2026 Southeast Farmstead Dairy Products Competition
Southeast Farmstead Dairy Products Competition Announced

Published - April 10, 2026

From: Dairy
Photo of the petal fall phenological stage of an apple flower
2026 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall + Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Forest Drought Response Index Map shading various areas throughout the United States according to their drought level.
Managing Trees Under Drought Conditions

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
Survey
Calling All Dairy Goat Producers!

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Dairy
A swarm of bees settled on a birdbath
What Should I be doing in my Apiary this Month? April

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Pollinators
Three monarch butterflies with orange and black wings rest on a moss-covered tree trunk in a forest, their wings open as they cluster together on the bark.
From Mexico’s Oyamel Fir Forests to North Carolina: The Monarch Migration Worth Protecting

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower
Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Pollinators
Circular illustration showing three crops (a small plant, corn, and a broadleaf plant) above ground with an extensive shared root system below the soil, symbolizing plant health and underlying causes. The design is labeled “Root Cause Reports, NC 2025"
Tobacco is now on Root Cause Reports

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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