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AWIS Weather Forecast: Watch Next 2 Nights
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Lassen Canyon Variety Field Day: April 23, 2019, Cottle Farms, Faison, NC
Dear Strawberry Community, Lassen Canyon and Cottle Farms Inc. are holding their 4th Annual Strawberry Variety and Advanced Selection Showcase. Date: …
10-Day AWIS Weather Forcast: Next Two Days Are Critical
Dear Strawberry Community, We will see critical temperatures in the next two nights. If you haven’t, get ready to protect …
Save the Date: May 3, 2019 - Strawberry Field Day
NC State Strawberry Variety Trial Field Day May 3, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon Address: N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer …
Grower Input on Frost Protection: Sprinkler vs. Row Covers / Dew Point and Radiation
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SkyBit Service Not Available Anymore
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AWIS Weather Forecast: Temperature Over the Coming Days Up and Down
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Pesticide Disposal Day Announced
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AWIS FORECAST // Dew Point and Air Temperature
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Want to Help Bees? Plant Flowering Herbs!
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Photos From the Chatham County Industrial Hemp Workshop
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2 Cold Nights in North Carolina: AWIS Forecast
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AWIS 10day Forecast: Protection Yes / No Tonight?
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Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Cold Protection/Sprinkler/Double Cover
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AWIS 10-Day Weather Report
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Register Now for N.C. Cooperative Extension's Industrial Hemp Workshop
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AWIS Weather Forecast: Polar Vortex and Rain; Drop of Temperatures Sunday 1/20/2019
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2019 NC Agritunity Conference
CONFERENCE INFORMATION Saturday, February 9, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center, 444 Bristol Dr., Statesville, NC Registration Opens: 8:30 a.m. Conference …
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