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Save the Date: Sandhills Turfgrass Regional Conference and Field Day June 12, 2019
For registration a please go to: https://cvent.me/EkGVo Full program: 7:30 Registration opens/ Coffee and doughnuts 8:00 Welcome and opening remarks: Dr. Travis Gannon, Turf Work …
Pre-Bloom Insecticide Options
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Your Opinion Is Needed -- Nationwide BMSB Management Survey
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Thinking About Growing Bamboo? Proceed With Caution!
Bamboo is planted for its ornamental qualities, grown for wood or wood fibers, or grown for edible bamboo shoots. …
New Bamboo Publication Available
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Herb Connection Has a New Look and Expanded Purpose
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We Are Hiring! Help Us Grow Hemp, Hops, Broccoli, and More!
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MHCREC's Dr. Tom Ranney Wins Scott Medal
Dr. Tom Ranney, nursery and landscape plant breeder at Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, recently received the …
Presentations From the 2019 NC Muscadine Annual Meeting
Dear Muscadine Community, Please find here the presentations from the 2019 Annual Muscadine Meeting, March 16, in Elizabethtown, NC. Disease Update …
Photos From the Chatham County Industrial Hemp Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center conducted an Industrial Hemp Workshop on February 28, 2019, at the Chatham …
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2018 ASCFG Dahlia Cut Flower Trial Report
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Extending Cut Dahlia Vase Life
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