Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “State Inspectors Testing “Bad Gas” From Jones County Station,” WITN: When you stop to fill up at a gas [...]
You may have heard on the news recently that this year marks the emergence of a brood of 17-year cicadas across the East Coast — Brood II to be exact. And North Carolinians are already beginning to see these insects emerging. This year’s emergence is expected to be in the northern piedmont region. North Carolina [...]
The N.C. Forest Service’s District 11 team is the 2012 recipient of the Moreland Gueth Water Quality Award. The award is given in honor of Moreland Gueth, who had a dedicated and commonsense approach to working with people and protecting water quality. Gueth was the Forest Service’s statewide water quality and wetlands staff forester, a [...]
When we think of things that cause destruction to our forests, we envision fires, urbanization or maybe insects. However, in many cases the threat can’t be seen with the naked eye. Numerous micro-organisms, such as fungi or bacteria, can cause diseases that harm our trees. The harm is so great that the amount of timber [...]
Spring has eluded North Carolinians for far too long, and many people are itching to get outdoors and welcome the warming weather with open arms. This Saturday presents a perfect opportunity to do that while paying tribute to our state tree – the longleaf pine. The 4th Annual Longleaf Festival will be held Saturday, April [...]
Edna Anglero, a forest management secretary for the N.C. Forest Service, was named Employee of the Month for February 2013. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recognized Anglero for her hard work and dedication during a recent meeting in Raleigh. Anglero provides administrative support to the Forest Management Program in District 6, which covers Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, [...]
You may have seen them hanging in trees along the side of the road: large, purple, sticky prisms. Based on appearance alone, you can probably think of more attractive things to hang in trees. But for the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that has already killed countless ash trees in the U.S., there could [...]
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Halifax County snares lumber producer,” News & Observer: Lumber producer Meherrin River Forest Products has decided to locate its [...]
The weather is getting warmer, and North Carolinians are eager to emerge from winter and embrace spring. But something else emerges in the warm weather: insects. Almost simultaneously, the weather warms, tree leaves begin to grow, and caterpillars that feed on the leaves of trees hatch. One defoliating pest, the cankerworm, has a history of [...]
Across North Carolina, the N.C. Forest Service is embracing and promoting the importance of urban forestry, including increasing the number of staff members who are certified arborists through the International Society of Arboriculture. The ISA Certification Program is the industry standard for ensuring an arborist possesses a high-level knowledge in tree care. Eight N.C. Forest [...]