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 [...]
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is inviting all applicators to interactive pesticide training on March 12th, 2010 beginning at 1:00 pm in Smithfield, NC. The training will be held at the Johnston County Livestock Arena, 520 County Home Road, Smithfield, NC. County Home Road is about 2 miles West of the Johnston County Ag Center [...]
The 2010 Southern Farm Show in Feb. 3 is the Largest Agricultural Exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia where ONLY agricultural and related industry companies are allowed to participate just got bigger and better! With the addition of a new exhibit hall at the N.C. State Fairgrounds, the Southern Farm Show will be larger with [...]
This best management practices workshop is designed with landscapers, sod growers, nurserymen and other horticultural professionals in mind. Anyone needing to brush up on their scouting techniques or ability to identify and control weeds is encouraged to attend at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. The cost of the program is $15.00, which includes a guidebook [...]
