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New Mandatory NCDA&CS Pesticide Certification and Training Standards

Following the 2024 EPA update to applicator certification procedures, NCDA&CS is now requiring pesticide applicators to watch a one hour video on pesticide certification & training standards…

Register Now for the Tri County Forestry Banquet

Edgecombe, Nash, and. Wilson are hosting a Tri County Forestry Banquet. The banquet will be held at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center at 1175 Kingsboro Rd, Rocky Mount, NC on…

Supervisory Training Workshop for Spanish-Speaking Workers

Register today for this wonderful opportunity. Participants will learn the following: Interpersonal development Leadership skills Cohesive teams Conflict resolution Employee performance For more…

Autumn table setting with small pumpkins, eucalyptus, lit candle, wine glasses, napkins

Have a Healthy and Safe Holiday

As we enter into the season of Thanksgiving and holiday cheer, it is important for us to remember to take care of ourselves. It is so easy to get lost in all the hustle and bustle that goes into the…

Fall Season Is the Optimal Time for Liming

The fairy tale known as “Alice in Wonderland” was one that I missed as a child. I think that was due to the fact that the Queen of Hearts reminded me of the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz and I was…

CPR AED First Aid free training Oct 9, 2025, Edgecombe Livestock Arena, Rocky Mount, NC

Edgecombe-Nash AG CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification Course

Want your farm operators and farm workers to be prepared in the case of an emergency? Join Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute for a FREE CPR, First Aid, and AED…

Edgecombe County Extension Open House

Come out and meet your County Extension staff. We will host an Open House event on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 4-6pm at the Carmon Auditorium in Tarboro. Come learn about all Cooperative…

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EPA Dicamba Herbicide Comment Period

The EPA has extended the public comment period for the proposed registration of new dicamba products to September 6, 2025. This extension provides additional time for stakeholders to provide feedback…

Tomato plant with one ripe red tomato, one green tomato, and wilted leaves

Septoria Leaf Spot Is Claiming Our Tomatoes!

Whoever said that “life is not fair” must have been a tomato grower. For 2025, home grown tomatoes which began with beautiful, healthy vines have now diminished into dried, diseased plants waiting to…

Are you up to the task of choosing a ripe watermelon?

Searching for a Ripe Watermelon

If there are two words that belong in the same sentence, they are “summer” and “watermelon.” As a boy growing up on a tobacco farm in Oak City, North Carolina, eating a cold, sweet watermelon was one…