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Cover photo for Area Potato Production Meeting

Area Potato Production Meeting

The 2021 Area Potato Production Meeting will take place on December 8, 2021, 10–11 a.m. on Zoom. Please RSVP …

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Grain Marketing & Crop Budget Meeting

N.C. Cooperative Extension of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans Counties will be offering a meeting on December …

Cover photo for Camden Crop News:  October 20, 2021

Camden Crop News: October 20, 2021

2021 Corn Variety Trial Results Results from the 2021 Northeast Ag Expo corn variety trials are attached to this newsletter. …

Soil Sample Now to Avoid Fees

Fall is a great time of year to sample soil from gardens, home lawns, and farms in preparation for …

Cover photo for Camden Crop News:  August 4, 2021

Camden Crop News: August 4, 2021

There is a new edition of Camden Crop News! See below for more information (and there’s a downloadable version …

Cover photo for Camden Crop News: July 15, 2021

Camden Crop News: July 15, 2021

There is a new edition of Camden Crop News! See below for more information (and there’s a downloadable version …

2020 Report to the People

In 2020, COVID-19 presented many hurdles and changes to daily life, but something that did not change was the service …

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Annual Grasses Preserved as Silage: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

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This factsheet describes the process of making vinegar.

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Producing and Marketing Strawberries for Direct Market Operations

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Cumberland County Forestry Impacts 2016

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This publication discusses research on under trellis cover crops at a North Carolina commercial vineyard …

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Silages of Native Switchgrass and Gamagrass: Fermentation Characteristics, Nutritive Value, and Quality

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