Corn earworm moth on soybean leaf

Corn Earworm Are Flying: Don't Skip Field Scouting

Published - July 15, 2026 Read
Colden Bradshaw

Meet Our New Field Crop Agent: Colden Bradshaw

Published - June 19, 2026 Read
Trumpet honeysuckle

June Gardening Tips: Vines and Ground Cover

Published - June 1, 2026 Read

News From Sampson County Center

Hurricane
Hurricane Preparedness: The Time to Prepare is Before the Storm

Published - July 24, 2026

Deer fly
From the Vine: Deer Flies Are Back: Don't Let These Persistent Biters Chase You Indoors

Published - June 29, 2026

Black-and-white cow standing in grassy field at sunset, ear tag "2920"
Cattle Artificial Insemination School

Published - June 1, 2026

From: Dairy
2026 NC Small Farmer of the Year Darius McKoy
Celebrating with 2026 NC Small Farmer of the Year: Darius McKoy

Published - May 28, 2026

4-H Job Posting
We are Hiring! Join our Team!

Published - May 14, 2026

Green grass
Growing a Greener Community

Published - April 29, 2026

U.S. Drought Monitor-NC
From the Vine: Drought Showing Up in Sampson County Yards: What Homeowners Need to Know

Published - April 28, 2026

two week old corn seeding with roots over 6" long accessing soil moisure
Drought Resources from Extension

Published - April 22, 2026

From: Soybeans
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News From NC State Extension

From left to right, chinch bug (small, winged insect) life stages, nymph through adult in increasing size.
Got Chinch Bugs? We Need Your Help!

Published - July 23, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Scatter plot showing the distribution of 4,955 SNPs across chromosomes 1 to 9, with genomic positions on the x-axis and chromosome numbers on the y-axis.
Center Update: Applying Genomic Selection Techniques to the NC State Turfgrass Breeding Program

Published - July 22, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Cucurbit downy mildew symptoms on cucumber (Photo, Gerald Holmes, Valent USA Corporation, Bugwood.org)
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Lenoir County—First North Carolina Report of 2026

Published - July 22, 2026

From: Extension Plant Pathology
a spotted lanternfly adult resting in the branch of a grapevine
First Vineyard Detection of SLF in North Carolina

Published - July 20, 2026

From: Viticulture
Kaleidoscope logo displayed next to the 4-H clover emblem, separated by an "X" symbol, representing the partnership between Kaleidoscope and North Carolina 4-H for the online project record system.
NC 4-H Introduces New Online System for Project Records

Published - July 17, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
Image showing a potted plant under neath lights and a camera, the resulting image from this set-up, data gathered and charted on graphs, and then a translation to the field.
Center Update: TurfDetect: Leveraging Polarization Camera to Detect Leaf Wilting in Turfgrass

Published - July 15, 2026

From: TurfFiles
zoysiagrass lawn under heat and drought stress
Managing Turfgrass Under Heat and Drought Stress

Published - July 14, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Bollworm moth on cotton leaf
Bollworm Moth Activity Is High- Scout Cotton Before Damage Builds

Published - July 13, 2026

From: Cotton
Color Coded Drought Map of NC showing most of the state in moderate to Exceptional drought. With North Central and South Central the driest
Landscape Tips for Drought

Published - July 8, 2026

From: Gardening
Three houseplants in white ceramic pots.
This Online Course is all about Houseplants

Published - July 3, 2026

From: Extension Gardener
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