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Pest Management
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Free Social Media Toolkit: Protecting Farmworkers From Pesticide Exposure
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How Do I Get a Pesticide License?
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Upcoming Virtual Air-Blast Sprayer Training - UPDATED
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Surflan (Oryzalin) -- Limited Supplies and Uncertain Future?
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Peach Industry to Vote on Assessment Renewal in 2021
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2020 Cover Crop Survey Reveals Benefits
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Shedding Light on the Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees
Dee Shore | 1/13/2021 | North Carolina State University CALS News Honey bee health has been on the decline for …
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Information on Terrestrial Flatworms and Hammerhead Worms
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Master Gardener Volunteer Scholarship
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Cinara Aphid - Early Christmas Visitors
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View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
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Spring 2021 Online Pesticide School Schedule Available
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The IPM Hour Webinar - Southern Edition
Wanting to learn more about other IPM Extension programs across the country? Then join us and the Southern Region IPM …
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC October 19, 2020
Soybean rust was found and confirmed on soybeans in Hyde County, NC. Soybean rust has the potential to cause …
Save the Date: 2020 NC Crop Protection School
The 72nd Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, online via Zoom. RSVP is required, …
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