Hurricane Preparedness for Horticultural Growers and Beekeepers
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Register Now for Business of Agriculture Series
The Business of Agriculture Series Mondays, October 1-November 19, 2018 6 to 8 p.m. Central Carolina Community College Pittsboro Campus, Building 42, Room …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in September!
The month of September presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Register Now for Pollinator Field Day September 8, 2018!
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Hop Harvest at Bee Hoppy Farms
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks out at Bee Hoppy Farms…the annual hop harvest! Grower Tiffany Cooper is finishing …
Register Now for Fall Pollinator Workshops & Garden Tours
The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer three fall pollinator conservation workshops and garden tours as part …
Register Now for Beneficial Insect Workshop (& Get Pesticide Credits)
Too often growers, gardeners, and landscapers kill beneficial insects that they mistake for pests, or allow pest populations to …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in August!
The month of August presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Photos from Industrial Hemp Production Short Course for Agriculture Agents
On July 10, 2018, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agents attended an all-day Industrial Hemp Agent Short Course. The …
Register Now for FSMA for Small Farms Workshop
You may have heard about a new food safety law and you may have heard that small farms are …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in July!
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Spring Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills …
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