Join farmers and agricultural experts from the Southeast for this information packed few days in beautiful Myrtle Beach. More information can be found at: http://www.ncvga.com/
The purpose of the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event is to provide a competitive event for agricultural education students, emphasizing skills in livestock evaluation, selection, and management as taught through the agricultural education curriculum. Please contact Alycia Thornton at alycia_thornton@ncsu.edu to schedule a time to observe the competition.
WHEN: Thursday, November 30, 10:00am – 6:30pm to Friday, December 1, 8:30am – 3:00pm WHERE: WinMock, Bermuda Run, NC in Davie County WHO: All existing and emerging food council leaders, members, and partners REGISTRATION: Expect registration to open in late August. SPONSORSHIP: We are inviting organizations and businesses to sponsor this event. For more details…
Homewood Nursery is a family-owned nursery is known for trialing and selling poinsettias in its production greenhouses in north Raleigh. On this tour, owner Joe Stoffregen, will guide us through the production greenhouse and explain the process of annually growing both the new and the tried-and-true varieties of poinsettias. Once we finish Joe's tour, day…
NC State Floriculture is part of a national poinsettia program that tests poinsettia cultivars to determine which ones are best for consumers and for producers. You will have a chance to see these cultivars yourself and vote for your favorites. Over one hundred different cultivars of poinsettias—including numerous new experimental cultivars—will be on display. Stop…
Improving Stevia rebaudiana Breeding at NC State University Stevia rebaudiana is a new emerging crop from South America that has gained interest from US growers in the last few years. The North Carolina State University Stevia breeding program was started in 2014 by evaluating many garden and commercial seed sources and adapting these diverse germplasm…
December 4, 2017 9:00am - 3:00pm Vance County Farmers Market Henderson, NC February 8, 2018 9:00am - 3:00pm NCDA & CS, Cherry Research Farm/CEFS, Goldsboro, NC These FREE workshops are targeting county Extension Agents and other county professionals involved in agriculture and natural resources. Each workshop will cover all aspects of Shiitake Mushroom Production and…
The objective of this symposium is to present and discuss the challenges the turf industry is facing. research conducted by graduate students and post-docs associated with the Center for Environmental Research and Education at NCSU to address some of these issues will be presented.