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August 17, 2017

North Carolina State University tracks local insect populations throughout the growing season using a system of traps, temperature-recording devices, and degree-day models. (Courtesy of NC State University)

PEST REPORT ...

Orchard pest populations in Western NC

Traps and weather data are checked weekly

August 16, 2017

The 32nd annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference will be held November 3-5 in Durham, N.C.

CONFERENCE ...

Sustainable Agriculture Conference Nov. 3-5

Conference brings together farmers, foodies, ag-tivists,and experts

August 16, 2017

NC State graduate student Shahnee Haire, who was a regional public health educator coordinator based in Robeson County during Hurricane Matthew, saw the human side of the disaster first hand while working in an emergency shelter in St. Pauls. (Becky Kirkland photo)

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ...

NC State grad student spotlight

Shahnee Haire aids flood victims

August 16, 2017

Gail Foushee sets out flowers in preparation for another busy day at Big Bloomers Flower Farm. (Courtesy of NC Cooperative Extension)

WOMEN IN AG ...

Women impacting Lee County agriculture

Gail Foushee -- finding success through retail and marketing

August 15, 2017

Entomologist, agricultural biotechnology business professional and commodity leader Stephen Briggs is now signed on to make this one-of-a-kind plant sciences research enterprise, housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University, a reality. (Courtesy of NC State University)

PLANT SCIENCE ...

Better science needed to keep ag growing

NCSU's Plant Sciences Initiative is poised to problem-solve

August 15, 2017

medicinal plants and herbs

HERB EVENTS ...

Commercial herb grower events

WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club fall event line-up

August 15, 2017

North Carolina farm

MEETING ...

Board of Agriculture will meet Aug. 23

N.C. Board of Agriculture will hold its quarterly meeting in Raleigh

August 14, 2017

A dedicated 4-H member since the age of 9, MaryBeth Tyndall will already know her way around campus when she arrives in August as a freshman agricultural education major. (Courtesy of NC State University)

INCOMING FRESHMAN ...

From 4-H to the brickyard

Tyndall is an incoming freshman agricultural education major

August 14, 2017

wheat

WHEAT RESULTS ...

2016-2017 Wheat Variety Trial results

Test compares wheat varieties recommended for eastern NC wheat production

August 14, 2017

oats

YIELD RESULTS ...

NCSU OVT small grain yield results

You can see individual location data as well as combined data from all locations