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Cover photo for Horticulture Needs Survey

Horticulture Needs Survey

Hello I’m Justin Burkhead the new horticulture agent for Halifax county. I grew up in Fayetteville, NC and obtained …

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Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease that effects many different plants. The symptom of powdery mildew is a …

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Keep an Eye Out for Bagworms

Damage May thru June is the best time to look for and treat bagworms. Bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, are common landscape insect …

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Cedar-Apple Rust

Cedar-Apple Rust You may be seeing orange gelatinous blobs with what looks like tentacles on redcedar or juniper trees now …

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Pesticide Collection Day

Pesticide Collection Day North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the Halifax County Cooperative Extension, will …

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Ag Wage Survey

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Agricultural Services & Foreign Labor section has started conducting the 2022/2023 Prevailing Wage …

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Lawn Burweed

Lawn burweed Identification Lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis), is also known as spurweed, bindi weed, field burweed and Spurweed. It is a …

Pesticide Container Recylcing

The NCDA&CS Pesticide Container Recycling Program funds efforts to foster public health and safety, environmental protection, and resource conservation …

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Fall Pesticide Meetings

All of our Fall Pesticide meetings are now scheduled. Be sure to get all the credits you need this …

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