Please save the date for the NC Green Industry’s premiere education and trade show, the 2011 Green & Growin’ show in Greensboro, NC on January 10-14. Industry Education will be held on Jan. 10, 11, and 12. The trade show dates are Jan. 13 and 14. For more information, please visit the North Carolina Nursery [...]
Four workshops aimed at helping farmers and public officials be prepared for the next drought are scheduled across North Carolina in November and December.
The free workshops are focused on developing water resources and will take place in Wake, Duplin, Buncombe and Forsyth counties. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is organizing them. They [...]
Author Bobby Ward will discuss his latest book, “Chlorophyll In His Veins: J. C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador,” a biography of the founder of the J.C. Raulston Arboretum at N. C. State University and its director for 21 years on Sunday, November 14 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm at the Cameron Village Regional Library. For more [...]
You are invited to join the Johnston County Nursery Association in discussing the effects of Wood-Based Renewable Energy on the Green Industry on November 16th, 2010 at the Johnston County Agricultural Center (2736 NC Hwy 210, Smithfield, NC 27577) from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Dr. Dennis Hazel, NCSU Forestry Specialist with Forest Productivity and Christmas [...]
Smith’s Nursery will be holding their second annual Fall Festival on Saturday October 23 from 10:00 am t0 3:00 pm. There will be a pumpkin patch, hay rides, face painting, farm animals, a sweet potato cook off, a costume parade, a cornhole tournament, and much more! The entire family can compete in three legged races, [...]
The Johnston County Nursery Association will be holding a meeting on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at the Johnston County Agricultural Center from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. The meeting will feature Assistant Director of the J.C. Raulston Arboretum, Mark Weathington, discussing “Plants that Missed the Marketing Push”. The plants in discussion will be those that are of valuable [...]
Dr. Kelly Ivors, NC State University professor and extension specialist, will be discussing the latest management strategies for root rots on greenhouse and nursery crops on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Reserve your webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/926355656.
Title:
Fighting Phytophthora: Integrated Strategies for Controlling Root Rots in Nurseries and Greenhouses
Date:
Wednesday, October 6, [...]
2.5 NCDA & CS Pesticide Credits Available
0.25 GCSAA Educational Points Available
The 2010 NCSU Turfgrass Field Day is being held at the Sandhills Research Station in Jackson Springs, North Carolina on Wednesday August 11th. The Turfgrass Field Day at the Sandhills Research Station is only offered EVERY OTHER YEAR and offers the industry and general public [...]
The Johnston County Nursery Marketing Association will hold the 2010 JoCoPlantShow (formerly “Plant Fax Live”) on July 14th from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Kerr Scott Building located within the North Carolina State Fairgrounds Complex. Along with the trade show at which you will be able to browse high quality plants grown by [...]
The Johnston County Nursery Marketing Association will hold the new and improved JoCoPlantShow (formerly “Plant Fax Live”) on July 14th, 2010 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the N.C. State Fairground’s Kerr Scott Building in Raleigh, NC. This year’s show is upgraded from years’ past shows with educational sessions including pesticide and irrigation continuing [...]
