COVID-19 Resources for Fruit and Vegetable Producers
Below please find a list of resources for fresh produce growers dealing with COVID-19. These resources are categorized for …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
Graham and Clay County Agricultural Awareness Field Days
In partnership with Graham and Cherokee County we held an Agricultural Awareness Field Day here in Clay County on …
Clay County Free Soil Testing, April 1–November 15
The foundation to successful gardening is healthy soil. The first step to healthy soil is having your soil tested. …
Annual Plant Sale
How do you help children to become responsible adults? By planting seeds for them to be creative, independent, and …
Internet Connectivity Survey for NC Farmers
The North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, with the Friday Institute at NC State University, is conducting a five-minute survey to gather …
Clay County Small & Tree Fruit Seminar April 6 Cancelled
Due to safety reasons from Covid 19 we have cancelled this in person workshop. We will be looking at …
Clay County Raised Bed Basics Cancelled
Due to health concerns from Covid 19 we have cancelled this seminar and will look at rescheduling in …
2020 Extension Master Gardener Program of Clay County, March 5 Postponed
Would you like to know how to garden more efficiently? Do you want to learn how to control all …
New Registration System for Extension Courses
“Can I pay by credit card?” That is a question we frequently hear at N.C. Cooperative Extension in Clay …
Pesticide Commercial and Private License Recertification Class Jan. 17, 2020
Private pesticide applicators are required to attend a 2-hour pesticide safety recertification class (category “V”) and a 2-hour specialized …
Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of September
This article is our last post for this grape season. Harvest is complete at all of our locations. We …
Industrial Hemp Program
The N.C. Cooperaitve Extension of Clay County office is holding a Hemp Symposium at the Community Services building (25 …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of September
Our only remaining active locations is our muscadine site in Rowan County. Again, grape berry moth were caught at the …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of September
As harvest continues and we get close to the end of the season, we are finishing the insect scouting …
Caneberry Nursery List
The North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association has just published the annual nursery list for 2019-2020. This includes types …
Grape Pest Survey - 1st Week of September
Harvest keeps going in a full swing, and about half of our locations are completely harvested with the rest …
Grape Pest Survey- 4th Week of August
Two of our locations have completed harvest, and we have concluded our monitoring efforts. We will continue to visit …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of August
Our first vinifera location, in Rowan Co., began harvest this past week, and as the fruit were gone, we …
Grape Pest Survey- 1st Week of August
At our monitoring sites, grapes are ripe, and the first harvest at the Johnston Co. location started this week. …
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