Tobacco Notes July 2020
Our tobacco crop is coming along. Some fields are about 3 weeks out from first priming. Topping and suckering …
Agriculture & Food
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Lee County Tobacco Notes
As you all know, we are wet. This wet spell followed a very dry couple of weeks. I have …
Private Applicator v Training
As of now, no V credits or any other pesticide credits can be offered in person due to the …
Sanford Farmers' Market Will Open Saturday, April 25, 2020
NEW HOURS AND LOCATION The Buggy Factory 115 Chatham Street, Sanford, NC 27330 …
How This Pandemic Is Affecting Some of Our Essential Businesses
In these uncertain times surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, agriculture and forestry personnel have been deemed essential. Some people ask …
Make Sure You Count
Welcome to 2020! While the new decade has been a tad chaotic with current events, one thing that happens …
Coronavirus COVID-19 Resources
Resources to assist you during the Coronavirus COVID-19: Website: NC State University COVID-19 Resources Description: The following resources provide best practices for preparing …
Lee County Center Covid-19 Information
Due to precautions related to Covid-19, we are operating with a limited staff in the office during regular business …
Farming, a Hard Way to Make a Living
Sanford has been experiencing a lot of growth lately. New stores and services are popping up fast along Horner …
Internet Connectivity Survey for NC Farmers
The North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, with the Friday Institute at NC State University, is conducting a five-minute survey to gather …
Farm City Week Contest Results
Creative expression is important for our emotional & psychological well-being. 4-H offers opportunities to share creative work. This year J. Glenn Edwards and Lee …
Farm-City Week Activities
Join city and country folk as we celebrate our annual Farm-City Week. Farm-City Week in Lee County is November …
Pesticide Disposal and Household Hazardous Waste
Sometimes farming is given a bad reputation due to pesticides. We hear statistics about how many pesticides are used, …
Time to Scout Your Pasture
I have received numerous phone calls over the past few weeks about armyworms in hay fields and pastures in …
Hemp 101: A Beginner’s Guide to an Emerging Crop
Industrial hemp has been a hot topic in the news lately and rightly so. I will attempt to address …
Interested in Entering or Continuing a Successful Agricultural Enterprise?
Are you a Veteran, African American, American Indian, Hispanic, or other under-represented group? Join Us for a FREE Workshop – …
Imagine the Possibilities
In recent years, we’ve heard a lot in the news about GMOs, also known as transgenic crops. Transgenic crops …
Contract Cuts Hurt Local Economy
I originally wrote an article with this same title in March of 2016. Now, 2 years later, it seemed …
12th Annual NC Agritourism Farm Tour and Conference - February 12-13, 2018 - Winston Salem, NC
The annual conference is a fun-filled day of networking with other agritourism farmers, select vendors along with informational and …
The Family Farm
While we have been working on the Reshaping the Landscape project, a constant theme in every story was the …
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