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Manage Bacterial Spot on Your Tomato Transplants
For vegetable growers (both commercial and home gardeners), springtime often brings to mind tomato transplants. However, sometimes diseases occur …
2021 Tomato and Pepper Fungicide Spray Guides for North Carolina
The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for April 15, 2021
Petal Fall Spray Options With petal fall spray imminent in most locations, insecticide options will depend on what was applied …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection: April 14, 2021
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Henderson County (NC) for Wednesday, April 14. The …
Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A How-to Virtual Training
4/8/2021 – Are you interested in producing high-quality organic tomato seed for your own farm, garden, or for sale? …
Horticultural Update: Freezing Temperatures in the Forecast
Many apple growers in the southeastern US are bracing for a cold front. Low temperatures in the forecast are …
Videos From the 2020 Goldenseal Summit Now Available!
3/6/2021 – In 2020, United Plant Savers, the NC Ginseng Association, and Living Web Farms put on a virtual …
2021 Integrated Orchard Management Guide Now Available Online
The 2021 edition of the Integrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast is now available online …
Farm Transition Tactics
William Hamilton is a 15-year veteran dealing with farmland in North Carolina, specializing in a wide array of issues …
Sweet Corn Bird Damage-Help With the Research!
2/11/2021 – Birds can wreck havoc on a field of sweet corn and control methods are limited, especially for …
WNC Hemp Growers Meeting-Feb. 17, 2021
1/25/2021 – The Western North Carolina Hemp Growers meeting will be held via Zoom on February 17, 2021, starting …
Summer Internship 2021
Interested in a summer internship working on breeding and development of new nursery and bioenergy crops? This position involves …
2021 Southeastern Apple Growers Meeting
Please Join N.C. Cooperative Extension and the SE Apple Growers for a Webinar Based Meeting in 2021 Because of the …
$5,000 Grants to 50 Farmers
In 2020 The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) launched a new grant program to help young and beginning …
2021 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available!
1/6/2021 – The new Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Extension vegetable specialists across the Southeast come …
Enhancing Your Growing Practices - 3 Part Series for Small Farm
This series is designed for small farmers interested in learning about food safety and obtaining their Good Agriculture Practices …
2021 Winter Vegetable Conference & 53rd Annual Tomato Growers Meeting
“Annual Conference Goes Virtual” Includes: First Time Virtual Trade Show, Virtual Seed Variety Show Case, Virtual Fumigation “Z” Training, Virtual …
The WNC Winter Vegetable Conference Goes Virtual!
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 2021 *REGISTRATION OPEN* 12/15/2020 – The tradition of the Winter Vegetable Conference and …
New NC State Hemp Articles Published
12/10/2020 – This week two new publications were released on hemp research and extension conducted at NC State University. …