Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of September
This article is our last post for this grape season. Harvest is complete at all of our locations. We …
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Save the Date: NC Crop Protection School
The 71st Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of September
Our only remaining active locations is our muscadine site in Rowan County. Again, grape berry moth were caught at the …
Rare Farm Transition Opportunity: Orange County 12 Ac Turnkey Operation + Farmhouse
Take a careful look at this operating vegetable farm & nursery on 12 acres with great infrastructure including 2 …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of September
As harvest continues and we get close to the end of the season, we are finishing the insect scouting …
Caneberry Nursery List
The North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association has just published the annual nursery list for 2019-2020. This includes types …
Old Farm, New Farm. John and Jessica Rowe of Cannabis Consortium Breathe Life Into Montgomery County Farm
“They aren’t going to make any more land, especially the land you grew up on,” thought Mary Jo Shuping …
Continued Education Private Applicators X and V Training
When: September 24, 2019 Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension of Orange County Food Lab (306 Revere Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278) Time: 5–9 p.m. X …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Sep 3: Grape Hurricane Preparedness and Resources
Dear Grape and Wine Community, Hurricane Dorian is currently not moving and still stalled over the Bahamas. It is expected …
Sep 3 Strawberry Update: Hurricane Dorian Preparedness and Resources
Dear Strawberry Community, Hurricane Dorian is currently not moving and still stalled over the Bahamas. It is expected to stay …
NC County Extension Agents Practice Cucurbit Disease Identification Techniques
As part of NC State University Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology’s annual agent training each July, the Vegetable …
Presentations: Strawberry Pre-Plant Nash Co. Aug 29 2019
Dear Strawberry Community, Thanks for participating at the strawberry pre-plant meeting in Nash County on August 29, 2019. Please find …
Presentations: Muscadine Extension Meeting Aug 28 2019
Dear Muscadine Community, Thank you very much for participating in our meeting yesterday. I also want to thank Cypress Bend …
Presentations: Pre-Plant Meeting Henderson Co. Aug 26 2019
Dear Western Strawberry Community, Thanks for attending at the Western Strawberry Pre-Plant Meeting in Hendersonville, Aug 26, 2019. Please find here …
Young Farmers Mixer! Chef Prepared BBQ Dinner, Square Dancing, and No Cost!
The National Young Farmers Coalition and Hickory Nut Gap Farm present a Young Farmers Mixer at HNG Farm Thursday, …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of August
As the harvest continue in some of our locations, we caught the highest average number of grape berry moth …
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Haywood County, NC (Aug 26, 2019)
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 26, 2019, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
Presentations: Pre-Plant Meeting Johnson Co. Aug 22 2019
Dear Strawberry Community, Thank you again for participating at the Strawberry pre-plant meeting at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Johnston County Center …
Instructions for Submitting Hemp Samples to the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Due to the high volume of incoming hemp samples, the NC State University PDIC is issuing these guidelines in …
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