Don’t Forget to Pull the Weeds During Your Fall Garden Clean Up!
The first killing frost has come and gone, leaving gardens in our area in need of clean up. As …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
Forsyth County to Offer Virtual Pesticide Continuing Education in December
Join Forsyth County Extension agents for a continuing education class for farmers, landscapers, and other agricultural professionals. Agents April …
Pesticide Recertification Opportunities 2020-2021
Agents in Wilkes, Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, and Forsyth Counties are partnering to deliver pesticide recertification opportunities for license holders …
Farmland Opportunities This Month
We are thankful to all those landowners that have confidence in NC FarmLink and who currently have active profiles …
Turf Program Pioneer Carl Blake Passes Away
Dr. Blake helped establish the turf program at NC State University; his career included a professorship at NC State …
New Organic Lawn Care Guide
We have posted a new “Organic Lawn Care Guide” publication. Natural or “organic” methods of lawn care can provide …
Add Flowering Bulbs in Your Garden This Fall
Fall is a great time to add flowering bulbs to your garden. Flowers that bloom early in the spring, …
Yadkin Pesticide Collection Day
Safely dispose of any unwanted pesticides for FREE through the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Yadkin County and the N.C. …
Want to Sell at a Farmers Market?
Interested in Selling at a Local Market? N. C. Cooperative Extension of Davie County, along with Craig Mauney, Area Specialized …
Update on Atrazine and Simazine Use in Turfgrass Systems
Travis Gannon and Tripp Rogers Background Atrazine and simazine are triazine herbicides registered for pre- and post-emergent control of many broadleaf …
What's in Bloom in Forsyth County? September 24
Fall arrived this week, bringing cooler temperatures with it. We’ve been enjoying watching the perennials bloom. For more information …
Fourth Virtual Field Day of 2020
Turf Tips: Review of Turfgrass Pest Issues in a Challenging Year We are hosting another virtual field day on October …
Postponing the 2020 Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Turf Work Group has decided to postpone the Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament that was scheduled for October 21, …
Business Assistance for Farmers Workshop
Agricultural businesses have been hit particularly hard through the pandemic. The state of North Carolina has provided funding to …
A New Disease Is Emerging: Neopestalotiopsis Fruit Rot
New Disease Emerging in Strawberries Dear friends, A new disease (Neopestalotiopsis ssp.) is emerging in strawberries at the East Coast, mainly …
Fall Seeding Time for Cool-Season Grasses
Fall is the best time for renovation and seeding of cool-season lawns. Temperatures are currently normal for early September, …
What's in Bloom in Forsyth County - September 10
As temperatures start to decrease a bit, our plants that bloom late in the season are really starting to …
Giveaways Planned for Community Census Days in September
City and county officials are urging residents to come out, complete the census and then pick up free face …
Can Rural Revitalization Be a Benefit From COVID-19?
There doesn’t appear to be any segment of our society that has been left untouched by COVID-19. Since COVID-19 …
NC State Virtual Turf Field Day Series
Recorded videos of the Virtual Turf Field Day Series are available online. Each video is approximately two hours long …
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