Don’t Miss the 18th Annual Nursery Field Day!
The Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. This year’s program includes …
Agriculture & Food
NC State Extension connects farmers, agribusinesses and communities with vital research-based information and technology. Research at NC State targets society's grand challenges. Extension delivers this research directly into the hands of North Carolinians, helping them to translate knowledge into everyday solutions.
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County Extension Programs
Extension Programs at NC State University
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
Information Portals
- Ag BioTech
- Executive Farm Management Program
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Horticulture
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Official Variety Testing
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agricultural and Human Sciences
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- Extension Soils Program
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- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Climate Data
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Publications, Information, and News
- AgMRC - Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
- Agricultural Crops Pest Management Information
- Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA
- Agricultural Statistics - NCDA Statistics Division
- Department of Entomology at the Vernon James Research and Extension Center
- Integrated Pest Management Blogs
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Pest News
- NCDA Pesticide Continuing Certification Classes
- NCDA&CS Soil Testing Information
- North Carolina Farm Fresh - NCDA directory
- Soil Quality - USDA NRCS
Soil Sample Information
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Gleaned Sweetpotatoes: Storage, Recipes, and Quick Facts
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North Carolina Production Guide for Smaller Orchard Plantings
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Nitrogen Fertilization of Switchgrass and Gamagrass: Dry Matter Yield and Nutritive Value
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This factsheet describes the symptoms of a synthetic auxin (SA) herbicide injury.
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