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Research Stations
Field Days
2008 Field Days, Seminars, Workshops & Related Events
for farmers and other agriculture professionals
Updated:
November 10, 2009
Events are listed as information is made available — check this page often for new information, program changes, and/or cancellations. Refresh / reload your Web browser each time you visit this page to ensure you see the latest information!
NOTICE TO ALL STATION VISITORS
In accordance with our statewide biosecurity measures to prohibit the introduction of undesirable pathogens to our herds, crops and plants, all station visitors must sign a waiver
assuring us you have not traveled out of the United States within 72 hours of your Research Station visit.
 Save time at Field Day registration: access the form online — print it and bring it with you.
Get answers to your questions about
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) | "Mad Cow Disease" (BSE) | Avian Influenza (bird flu)
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January 2009
Wednesday, January 7 |
Tidewater RS: Tour of Greenhouse, Breeding Program for NCPA
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February 2009
| Friday, February 6 |
Tidewater RS: Tour of facility for Centrpoint |
| Wednesday, February 11 |
Tidewater RS: Coastal Carolina Cattlemen's Assn tour of beef unit crossbreeding project |
| Tuesday, February 24 |
Castle Hayne RS: Station Tour for Onslow County Master Gardeners |
March 2009
| Thursday, March 12 |
Sandhills RS: Organic Hay & Small Grains Meeting, 6pm |
| Monday, March 16 |
Sandhills RS: Fruit Tree Class with Dr. J. Ballington |
| Tuesday, March 17 |
Tidewater RS: Septic Training Center Tour for ECU |
| Thursday, March 26 |
Upper Mountain RS: Fir Grafting Workshop |
| Sunday, March 29 |
Upper Piedmont RS: Benefit Walk for Local Dog Shelter |
| Monday, March 30 |
Tidewater RS: Station Tour for Martin County HS students |
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April 2009
| Wednesday, April 1 |
Mountain RS: Tour of Beef Cattle Facility for Tech Vet Program |
| Thursday, April 16 |
Piedmont RS: Chemeketa CC Agribusiness Station Tour |
| Saturday, April 18 |
Cherry RF: Spring Festival, 9a-Noon |
| Saturday, April 18 |
Tidewater RS: NCSU Dept of Soil Science Class Field Trip |
| Monday, April 20 |
Upper Piedmont RS: Benefit Walk for Hospice |
| Tuesday, April 21 |
Castle Hayne RS: AgriBusiness Management Tour |
| Tuesday, April 28 |
Mountain RS: Tour of Station and Research Projects for Buncombe County 4-H |
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May 2009
| Saturday, May 2 |
Upper Piedmont RS: NC Angus Spring Fever Sale |
| Tuesday, May 5 |
Piedmont RS: Strawberry Field Day, 9:30a - noon
Piedmont RS: Small Grains Field Day, 4p-6:30p |
| Thursday, May 7 |
Clinton RS: Station Tour for Frito Lay group |
| Friday, May 8 |
Central Crops RS: Strawberry Tour for Arysta |
| Friday, May 15 |
Tidewater RS: Washington County Relay for Life |
| Saturday, May 16 |
Tidewater RS: Washington County Relay for Life |
| Monday, May 18 |
Lower Coastal RS: Station Tour and Presentation for Cochran Fellows Water Management |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
Clinton RS: Station Tour and Presentation for Cochran Fellows Water Management |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
Castle Hayne RS: Station tour for Hoggard HS Horticultural Class |
| Wednesday, May 20 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour and Presentation for Cochran Fellows Water Management |
| Wednesday, May 20 |
Sandhills RS: Organic Grains Meeting |
| Tuesday, May 26 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour for Youth Leadership of Montgomery County |
| Wednesday, May 27 |
Piedmont RS: Station Tour and Presentation for Cochran Fellows Water Management |
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June 2009
| Monday, June 1 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour for Mt. Gilead Elementary School |
| Thursday, June 4 |
Piedmont RS: Small Fruit Field Day |
| Saturday, June 6 |
Upper Piedmont RS: Research Stations Cattle Sale |
| Wednesday, June 10 |
Peanut Belt RS: Peanut Training Session |
| Saturday, June 13 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour for NCSU Arboretum Group |
| Friday, June 19 |
Cherry RF: Small Field Pasturses Class, Small Farm Unit, 1p-3:30p |
| Monday, June 22 |
Cherry RF: Understanding the 2008 Farm Bill class, 9a-noon |
| Monday, June 22 |
Mountain RS: Station tour for YES campers |
| Tuesday, June 23 |
Sandhills RS: Summer Twilight Tour of Ornamental Breeding Projects |
| Thursday, June 25 |
Clinton RS: NCSU Cucumber Field Visit |
| Thursday, June 25 |
Central Crops RS: Summer Pruning Demonstration, 6:30pm |
| Thursday, June 25 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour for Troy Senior Center |
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July 2009
| Tuesday, July 7 |
Mountain RS: Project Wild Aquatic workshop at Raccoon Creek |
| Tuesday, July 7 |
Castle Hayne RS: Brigade Boys & Girls Club Farm Tour and Blueberry Picking |
| Wednesday, July 8 |
Castle Hayne RS: Brigade Boys & Girls Club Farm Tour and Blueberry Picking |
| Thursday, July 9 |
Castle Hayne RS: Brigade Boys & Girls Club Farm Tour and Blueberry Picking |
| Monday, July 13 |
Peanut Belt RS: Field Tour for APRES, 3:30p-6:00p |
| Monday, July 13 |
Upper Mountain RS: Station tour for Ashe 4-H Summer Parks program |
| Tuesday, July 14 |
Sandhills RS: Farmer to Farmer Tour of organic grains and blackberries |
| Wednesday, July 15 |
Cherry RF: Farmscaping for Pest Management class, 9a-3p |
| Wednesday, July 15 |
Cunningham RS: NC & SC Flue-Cured Variety Tour, 7:30am |
| Thursday, July 16 |
Sandhills RS: Hayride Tour of Station for 4-H Summer Fun Class |
| Monday, July 20 |
Peanut Belt RS: Bertie County Extension Farm Test Tour |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
Upper Mountain RS: Station tour for Piney Creek summer program |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
Mountain RS: Hay Field Day |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
Lower Coastal Plain Tobacco RS: NC Tobacco Tour of station tobacco production |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
Upper Coastal Plain RS: NC Tobacco Tour |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
Sandhills RS: USB Production Committee Tour of soybean plots and station |
| Thursday, July 23 |
Sandhills RS: FSA District Meeting |
| Thursday, July 23 |
Lower Coastal Plain Tobacco RS: Neuse Enterprises tour of station crops
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| Monday, July 27 through Thursday, July 30 |
Mountain RS: Summer Day Camp for 4-H students |
| Wednesday, July 29 |
Sandhills RS: Station tour for Generation Yen Youth Group |
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August 2009
| Thursday, August 6 |
Upper Coastal Plain RS: Entomology Practicum |
| Tuesday, August 11 |
Mountain Hort RS: Fresh market Tomato and Vegetable Field Day |
| Thursday, August 20 |
Upper Mountain RS: Station Tour for Extension Personnel from Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, Wilkes, and Surry counties |
| Friday, August 21 |
Mountain RS: Heirloom Tomato Workshop |
| Tuesday, August 25 |
Cherry RF: Organic Certification class, 10a-3p |
| Tuesday, August 25 |
Oxford RS: Visit by Congressional Aides |
| Wednesday, August 26 |
Peanut Belt RS: Peanut Training Session |
| Thursday, August 27 |
Oxford RS: Old Belt Flue-Cured Variety Tour |
| Friday, August 28 |
Cunningham RS: USDA-NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program |
| Saturday, August 29 |
Upper Mountain RS: Ashe/Alleghany Christmas Tree Assn Ag Expo |
| Monday, August 31 |
Oxford RS: North Carolina Grows Biofuels: First Evidence |
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September 2009
| Wednesday, September 2 |
Cherry RF: Egg Production in a Range Setting class, 9a-3p |
| Wednesday, September 2 |
Upper Mountain RS: Fence Construction Clinic |
| Thursday, September 10 |
Peanut Belt RS: Peanut Field Day |
| Thursday, September 10 |
Sandhills RS: Tour of Organic Grain Cover Crop Trial for Richmond & Moore County Extension |
| Wednesday, September 16 |
Castle Hayne RS: Muscadine Field Day |
| Thursday, September 17 |
Castle Hayne RS: Hoggard HS Hort Class Tour of Muscadine Grape Trials |
| Friday, September 18 |
Mountain RS: Fun on the Farm Day for Bethel Elementary School |
| Wednesday, September 23 |
Cunningham RS: Forum for New Federal Financial Program |
| Tuesday, September 29 |
Sandhills RS: Tour of Organic Grain Cover Crop Trial for Richmond & Moore County Extension |
| Tuesday, September 29 |
Upper Mountain RS: Farm Safety Day for local students |
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October 2009
| Thursday, October 1 |
Upper Mountain RS: Farm Safety Day for local students |
| Friday, October 2 |
Upper Mountain RS: Farm Safety Day for local students |
| Monday, October 5 |
Mountain RS: Tour of Station and Research Projects for Haywood Home School |
| Monday, October 5 |
Mountain RS: Tour of Station and Pumpkin Patch for Jonathan Valley Kindergarten |
| Thursday, October 8 |
Clinton RS: Sweet Potato Field Day |
| Thursday, October 15 |
Sandhills RS: Station Tour for Leadership Montgomery |
| Wednesday, October 28 |
Lower Coastal RS: CCAP Program, 9am |
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November 2009
| Thursday, November 12 |
Cherry RF: Beef Cow Winter Feeding Management class, 9a-3p |
| Monday, November 16 |
Upper Mountain RS: Station Tour for Watauga HS Ag Science Department |
| Wednesday, November 18 |
Cherry RF: Food Safety from Production to Sales class, 9a-3p |
| Wednesday, November 18 |
Cunningham RS: Information Exchange on Seed Varieties, 9:00am |
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December 2009
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