Chatham Farmers Invited to Apply for Conservation Cost Share Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chatham Soil & Water Conservation District, 919-542-8228 PITTSBORO, NC— The Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District is …
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Public Input Requested: Final Draft of Chatham County Comprehensive Plan
The following press release was written by the Chatham County Planning Department. After nearly 18 months of development with broad …
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
The following article was provided by David Glenn, Science & Operations Officer, NC CoCoRaHS State Co-Coordinator, with the National Weather Service in …
Chatham Residents Still Have Chance to Provide Input on Comprehensive Plan
PITTSBORO, NC— Chatham County wants to hear from residents and get input on draft recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan. …
Save the Date: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening on March 25
Save the Date: March 25, 2017 The staff at the Chatham County Center of NC State Extension, Chatham County Soil & …
Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting January 19 to Focus on Planning for Habitat Protection
Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, …
After the Flood: Inspect, Purge, and Disinfect Your Well
Floodwaters can contain debris that can damage drinking water wells and cause them to become contaminated with chemicals and …
Hurricane Matthew Water Testing Kits Available
Do you have a drinking water well? Was it submerged by flooding from Hurricane Matthew? If yes to both …
Septic Systems & Saturated Soils
If you are on a septic system and were impacted by Hurricane Matthew, read on! To operate properly, septic …
Post-Matthew Clean-Up
Matthew has made a very soggy ending to an already wet summer for those of us in eastern NC. …
The 17th Vermiculture Conference Is Just a Month Away on June 2-3.
Learn to make and sell vermicompost. Understand the benefits of vermicompost to plants and soil. Check out the agenda and …
Extension Workshop on Managing Land for Non-Game Wildlife
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are teaming up …
Got Ants?
Got Ants? Did you know Pamlico County lies in a Fire Ant Quarantine Zone? Many residents may not realize that …
Join Us for Agriculture Awareness Day August 23!
Come See the Face of Agriculture in Chatham County Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This is a FREE …
Tax Clarification Resulting From HOUSE BILL 1050
Revised June 27, 2014 Prepared by Guido van der Hoeven, Extension Specialist / Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, …
I Need Compost!
Most people know compost as a beneficial material used in gardens and landscapes to improve soil structure, used to …
Reasons You Will Lose Money in 2014 Tank Mixing an Insecticide With Your Nitrogen Over Wheat
Posted by Extension Specialist Dominic Reisig Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing …
Video: The Use of Beneficial Soil Inoculants for Strawberry Tip Production
Guest post by Amanda McWhirt, graduate student in the NC State University Crop Sciences Department. While planting for next season …
Feb 18th National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health (Feb 3, 2014)
From: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, NC [mailto:Dana.Ashford@nc.usda.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:39 a.m. To: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, …
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