Learn More Using the Resources Below

• Landscaping
• Non-Woody Ornamentals
• Nursery & Turf
• Nuts
• Pesticides & Pest Control
• Woody Ornamentals

Information Portals

• Blackberries and Raspberries
• Blueberries
• Composting
• Cut Flowers
• Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
• Extension Plant Pathology
• Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
• Horticulture
• Muscadine Grapes
• NC Fresh Produce Safety
• NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• New Crops and Organics
• Peaches
• Strawberries
• Turffiles - Lawn Care Information for North Carolina
• Vegetable Production - Tomatoes, Cabbage, Peppers
• Weed Management in Nurseries, Landscapes, & Christmas Trees

More Extension Programs at NC State University

• Apiculture and Beekeeping
• Fruit Crops
• Landscaping
• NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
• NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

Partnerships and Organizations

• Agronomic Division- NCDA & CS
• American Honey Producers
• American Nursery and Landscape Association
• American Society of Lanscape Artchitects
• Apiary Services - NCDA & CS
• Associated Landscape Contractors of America
• Association of Landscape Designers
• Bee Culture-The Magazine of American Beekeeping
• Carl Hayden Research Center-USDA
• Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
• International Plant Propagator's Society, Inc.
• International Society of Arboriculture
• International Society of Arboriculture
• JC Raulston Arboretum
• NC Department of Revenue
• NC Green Industry- NCDA & CS
• NC Rural Center
• NC Secretary of State-Identifies business liecenses and permits needed
• NC Sod Producers Association
• NCDA Marketing-Horticultural Division
• New Ornamentals Society
• North Carolina Beekeepers Association
• North Carolina Division of Forestry Resources
• North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association
• Small Business Administration
• Society of American Florists
• Southern Nursery Association
• The J.C. Raulston Arboretum
• The North Carolina Arboretum
• The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
• The U.S. National Arboretum
• Turfgras Council of North Carolina

Publications, Information, and News

• Agritourism in North Carolina-NCDA & CS
• American Bee Journal
• American Beekeeping Fderation
• Basic Principles of Landscape Design-University of Florida
• Beekeeper's Reference at Hive-Mind.com
• Center of Green Roofs-Penn State University
• Commercial Pecan Spray Guide
• Cultivars.org-Guide to nomenclature, cultivar descriptions, classifications, and identification of plants
• Data on Nursery Crops-USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service
• Daylily Propagation- University of Kentucky
• Economic Feasibility of Fresh Cut Flower Production in Tobacco Transplant Greenhouses
• FARMSTOP.com
• Find A Certified Arborist
• Floriculture and Nursery Crops Yearbook-USDA
• Getting Started in the Nursery Landscape Industry-University of Kentucky
• Hosta Propagation-University of Kentucky
• Integrated Pest Management Blogs
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Landscape Design and Development Section, NC Department of Transportation
• Maintaining Tree and Turfgrass Associations-Clemson University
• National Arbor Day
• NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
• NC Farm Fresh-NCDA & CS
• NC Pest News
• NC Tourism
• NCDA -Pecans
• Overwintering Nursery Crops-University of Kentucky
• Peach Information-Clemson
• Plants Database-USDA
• Rutherford Tourism Development Authority
• Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
• Turfgrass Management Information for Professionals-Clemson University
• Wholesale Cut Flower Reports-USDA

Rutherford County Family and Consumer Sciences Programs

• Growing Small Farms: Sustainable Agriculture in North Carolina

Specialized Search Tools

• Floriculture Infosearch
• Fruit InfoSearch
• Plants Database
• Vegetable InfoSearch
• Weed InfoSearch

Volunteers in Extension

• NC Master Beekeeper Program