NC Safe Plates – Certified Food Safety Manager Certification Class & Exam
North Carolina food service managers seeking “Certified Food Safety Manager” certification in order to meet the NC Food Code …
Agriculture & Food
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Greenhouse Diagnostics Workshop Set for March 1
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Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop
The 2018 Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop will be held at the Burke County Agriculture Center in Morganton, North Carolina. …
Periodical Cicada Hatch Expected in Western North Carolina in 2017
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February Is American Heart Month!
February is American Heart Month! The focus of American Heart Month in February is on having a healthy heart! …
Don't Miss the Ornamental Production Workshop
The 2017 Foothills Ornamental Production Workshop will take place on Thursday, February 23 at the Burke County Extension Center in Morganton, …
Greenhouse Workshop Slated for January 31
The 2017 Foothills Greenhouse Production Workshop will take place on Tuesday, January 31 at Banner Greenhouses in Nebo, North Carolina. …
NC Safe Plates - Certified Food Safety Manager Certification Class & Exam
North Carolina food service managers seeking “Certified Food Safety Manager” certification in order to meet the NC Food Code …
Cutting Production Webinar Announced for Greenhouse Growers
Optimizing Rooting of Vegetative Annuals: Maximizing Performance Through Lighting, Temperature, Irrigation and Fertility Dr. Roberto Lopez Michigan State University Thursday, November 3, …
Tax Relief for Drought-Stricken Farmers in 25 North Carolina Counties
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Register for Nursery Field Day on September 23
The 16th Annual Nursery Crop Field Day will be held on Friday, September 23 from 8 a.m. to 3 …
Nursery Weed Field Day Slated for September 7
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Haywood Cooperative Extension Center Offers NC Safe Plates: A New Case-Based Curriculum for Retail Food Safety Managers
North Carolina Cooperative Extension has a new option for North Carolina food service managers wishing to meet the NC Food Code …
What's in Season? Visit Haywood's Tailgate Markets & Roadside Stands to See What Our Farmers Have to Offer!
As the growing season winds down this fall don’t forget to visit Haywood County’s tailgate markets and roadside …
Spotted Wing Drosophila
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Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Department of Entomology at the Vernon James Research and Extension Center
- Healthy Haywood presents Fitness Challenge
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Climate Data
- NC Pest News
- NC Safe Plates Registration
- NCDA&CS Soil Testing Information
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
- WNC Green Industry News
4-H Extension Youth Programs and Webpages at NCSU
- Animal Science Extension
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
County Extension Programs
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
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NC State Climate Office
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