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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!

Spring Ag FestCelebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural ResourcesSaturday, March 28, 202610 a.m.–3 p.m.This is a FREE Event!Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center1192…

Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.

Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

On September 19, 2025 the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a workshop on Landscaping for Pollinators and Other Wildlife at the Chatham County Agriculture &…

Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).

Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden was created in late 2008 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as native…

Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena

Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

The 5th Annual Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 29, 2025, was a success with a great crowd and beautiful weather. The Spring Ag Fest is a celebration of Chatham County’s agriculture, forestry,…

Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.

Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Around late February things start kicking into high gear in Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden. Usually I have taken most of January off in the garden. I start back with…

Green praying mantis grasping and feeding on a large black insect

Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids

Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy to spot and have a reputation for being cool beneficial insects, helping to dispatch…

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

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

By the time springtime rolls around many folks are itching to get back into their gardens and start cleaning up in preparation for a new season of blooms. Hopefully last year’s perennials have been…

Shallot bulbs with feeding maggot larvae and a small adult fly

Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer

Last spring some growers in the North Carolina piedmont noticed unusual problems with their allium crops, primarily bulb onions, leeks, and garlic. Obvious above-ground symptoms included…

graphic of pruned blueberry bushes

February Is a Great Time to Prune Blueberries!

Blueberries are a popular crop for commercial farmers as well as home gardeners in North Carolina. They are fairly easy to grow if provided the right conditions and don't require pesticides to…

Monarch butterfly perched on a green leaf beside yellow wildflowers against a blue sky

Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced on December 10 that they are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.Scientists estimate that…