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Muscadine Grapes
Muscadine Grape: Family Activity Guide, Celebrating, learning and loving everything about Muscadine Grapes! (PDF here). This is an engaging, vibrant guide for families to learn the history, the use, how to grow and eat MORE »
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State Climate Office
of North Carolina
Our partners at the State Climate Office of North Carolina provide the most accurate climate information to the citizens of our state. Their website includes recent news from their Twitter feed, featured products, quick links, and a map of data from their ECONet weather stations. You can also view data from more than 1,000 Southeastern weather stations on their full CRONOS map or follow their blog.
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State Climate Office
of North Carolina
Our partners at the State Climate Office of North Carolina provide the most accurate climate information to the citizens of our state. Their website includes recent news from their Twitter feed, featured products, quick links, and a map of data from their ECONet weather stations. You can also view data from more than 1,000 Southeastern weather stations on their full CRONOS map or follow their blog.
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Consumer Horticulture
Extension's Gardening Portal at NC State University provides access to a wealth of information, events and resources for gardeners in North Carolina. Managed by the State Urban Horticulture Specialist and Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agents throughout the state, it is your doorway to guidance about successfully growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers and ornamentals in your landscape.
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Supporting NC State's Agricultural research, teaching and extension For more information click here
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4-H Spotlight:
Cassandra Suedbeck!
Cassandra has had a very productive 4-H year! Click the link below to learn more about Cassandra's achievements! Check it out here!
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Food Processing and
Manufacturing Initiative
NC food processing and manufacturing initiative feasiblity study released The agricultural resources, industrial capacity and research innovation assets present in North Carolina create opportunities to catalyze development of value-added food processing and manufacturing businesses, according to a joint NC State-NCDA&CS economic feasibity study released Jan. 12. One page summary of the Initiative View the Full Report
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Flood Recovering Information
Areas across the state have experienced flooding in recent weeks. NC State Extension has information to help families clean up and recover from flooding disasters. To learn more visit the following: MORE »
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Pitt County 4-H Delegate Inducted into Honor Club & Earns National 4-H Trip
It has been another exciting and rewarding year for 4-H’ers here in Pitt County! This year several Pitt County 4-H’ers received honors during the recent State 4-H Congress. This year’s 4-H Congress, held MORE »
Maple Nursery IPM Update popular
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple spider mite, hopper burn (potato leaf hopper), maple shoot borer, anthracnose, and canker diseases. MORE » – from 
Wilson County Center
What is Azalea Leafminer? Nursery Pest Alert! popular
May 18, 2016 While visiting eastern NC nurseries last week an insect called the azalea leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella, was mentioned. The next day I receive an email from a county agent requesting a nursery MORE » – from Wilson County Center
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Women Working in the Meat Business ConferenceSun Oct 2 - Tue Oct 4, 2016 - ALL DAY Where:
Orange County, NC, USA
— 4 days awayProject Learning Tree Environmental Experiences for Early ChildhoodMon Oct 3, 2016
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
Imagination Station Science & History Museum, 224 E. Nash St., Wilson, NC 27893, United States
— 5 days awayProject Learning Tree PreK-8 Development WorkshopSat Nov 5, 2016
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
A Time for Science, 949 Contentnea Ln, Grifton, NC 28530, USA
— 1 month awayProject Learning Tree K-8 WorkshopMon Nov 28, 2016
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Where:
Imagination Station Science & History Museum, 224 E. Nash St., Wilson, NC 27893, United States
— 2 months away
