Central Region
Greenhouse and Nursery News
New Central Region Grower Website
I'm excited to announce my new website is up and ready for everyone to see. Over these past three months, I have been working to fill it with information useful to greenhouse and nursery growers. It's a work in progress, and I will continue to update it with new information. 

Please check it out and send me your feedback!

USDA Requests Additional Comments on
COVID-19 Aid to Farmers: Nurseries
Growers with sales to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast region have been hit hard by COVID-19. Debbie Hamrick the Director of Specialty Crops with NC Farm Bureau says the The USDA is committed to helping those growers.

To that end, they are asking 3 questions in a Federal Register notice. The industry has until June 22, 2020 to submit comments that will be used to help structure a way to pay the growers from the CARES Act funding.

If you have been adversely affected and would like to comment, please contact me so I can help you through the process.
Horticultural Science Summer Institute - Online
The Horticulture Department is going virtual for this years summer camp.

Free and open to any youth, ages 14-18 that want to dig in and experience a taste of horticulture. This four-day experiential event will feature some of our favorite Horticultural Science Summer Institute traditions like a plant identification, food production, plant propagation, landscape design, cooking with local foods and more. Workshops led by NC State's Department of Horticultural Science's faculty and staff will be engaging and spark an interest in many different topics. 

Michigan State Greenhouse Crops
Online Courses
The summer 2020 sessions of the award-winning College of Knowledge online courses from MSU Extension are now open for registration! For summer 2020, we are offering: 

Courses Include:
  • Abiotic Disorders of Greenhouse Crops (NEW!)
  • Biological Control for Greenhouse Growers
  • Control Biológico para Cultivadores en Invernaderos
  • Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting
  • Iluminación para Horticultura e Invernaderos
  • Root Zone Management
  • Manejo de la Zona Radicular
Stacey Jones | NC Cooperative Extension | 704-920-3310 | 704-920-3323 | stacey_jones@ncsu.edu | https://cabarrus.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/stacey-jones/ |