Extension
No Mow March
Grady Miller explains the importance of mowing for weed control and promoting healthy grass.
2022 NC State Extension Annual Report
As a land-grant university, NC State has an important obligation to serve our state through Extension. The Extension Annual Report outlines last year's successes.
Messy Lawns and Bees
David Tarpy weighs in as part of a series exploring whether the way we manage our home lawns and gardens could make a difference for pollinators.
N.C. Effort to Help Pollinators Shows Successes, Limitations
Studies at 16 agricultural research stations across North Carolina found that planting pollinator-friendly flowers increased bee abundance and diversity.
Yams Benefit From Banana ‘Paper’ Cocoon
The "wrap-and-plant" technique shows promise for increasing tuber size, yields and storage quality.
Helping an Apple Farm
Personal attention and expertise from NC State Extension food safety experts helped a North Carolina apple farm safely expand its business into providing sliced apples for healthy school lunches.
Happy Second Retirement to Chuck Hodges
Congratulations to Chuck Hodges on his retirement from NC State. Hodges, an expert in tree diseases and mycology, worked with the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic.
Fisher Selected as North Central District Extension Director
Tyrone Fisher was named NC State University’s North Central District Extension Director, effective March 1.
Education, Extension and Plant Science Storytelling
The Mason Pharr Symposium on “Education, Extension and Storytelling in Plant Science” will be hosted on Friday, March 24, at 9 a.m. at NC State’s Plant Sciences Building.
A Salivating Super Vector and the Secrets That Lurk Within
A dynamic duo of NC State researchers has uncovered a never-before-seen interaction between a menacing crop virus and its salivating insect host.