The Mountain Research Station Field Day will cover topics such as livestock forage production, conventional and emerging crops and crop production. Pesticide credits will be available. The Carolina Farm Credit and NC Farm Bureau will provide a free meal.
This field trip-based camp will present STEM topics in horticulture and agriculture to campers through hands-on building activities, experiments, recipes, and field trips.
Many people have their camera-equipped smartphones with them all the time. The cameras integrated within these phones have advanced with each smartphone generation, making them worthy of our attention as legitimate cameras. Join Mary Louise Parker, owner of Bella Vista Photography, for a workshop on basic iPhone camera functionality, including focusing in a specific place,…
This six-week course is for folks who are interested in gardening in a more sustainable way. The course will be available in person and online. We will define and discuss the concept of sustainability as it relates to our home horticultural practices. Come learn more about gardening techniques that save energy, conserve water, reduce inputs,…
Come see the progress being made in breeding new hop varieties for the Southeast. Join our breeder, Dr. Luping Qu, in the hop yard where he will describe his hop breeding program and compare his new lines with popular commercial varieties. Hop yields are low in North Carolina because commercially available varieties were bred for…
Northeast Ag Expo will include sessions on the following topics: Cotton Variety Trial.Potential for Sesame Production and Nematode Research.Iirrigation.Fumigant vs. No-fumigant in Peanuts and Nematode Research.
Northeast Ag Expo Summer Field Day Thu 7/27 8 AM – 2 PM 72 Indian Neck Road Hobbsville, NC 27946
Children tap into their inner artists, learn new skills, and get a taste of using nature in their artwork.
Hypertufa troughs were developed in England as an alternative to old stone sinks used to feed and water livestock. The troughs provide excellent drainage and can highlight those special small plants that you have. A planted trough can be a garden unto itself. In this workshop at JC Raulston Arboretum, participants will mix ingredients, build…
This two-hour workshop at the JC Raulston Arboretum will teach you everything you need to know about how to prepare your leaf, mix the concrete medium and mold a natural leaf sculpture to hang on an inside wall or use outside in a garden. Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane will provide leaves or you may…
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