Cucumber Downy Mildew in Western North Carolina (7/30/2019)
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber samples from our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County) …
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Cherokee County Greens Production Workshop for Direct Market
Murphy Middle School High Tunnel, 9554 US-19, Marble, NC, US, 28905
13 hours away
Aug
22
Thu
Western NC Strawberry Pre-Plant Meeting
North River Farms, 3333 N Mills River Road, Mills River, NC, US, 28759 North River Farms, 3333 N Mills River Road, Mills River, NC, US, 28759 Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
5 days away
Aug
27
Tue
2019 Blackberry Field Day
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
3 weeks away
Sep
13
Fri
Madison County Greens Production Workshop for Direct Market
Highgate Farm, 1 Rigsby Road, Marshall, NC, US, 28753 Highgate Farm, 1 Rigsby Road, Marshall, NC, US, 28753 Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
4 weeks away
Sep
19
Thu
Alleghany County Greens Production Workshop for Direct Market
Bottomly Farms, 6460 Glade Valley Road, Ennice, NC, US, 28623 Bottomly Farms, 6460 Glade Valley Road, Ennice, NC, US, 28623 Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
1 month away
Sep
24
Tue
Winter Vegetable Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville, 1 Resort Dr, Asheville, NC 28806, USA Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Asheville, 1 Resort Dr, Asheville, NC 28806, USA Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
6 months away
Feb
19
2020
Organic Growers School Spring Event
6 months away
Mar
6
2020
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Scout for Tomato Late Blight in NC (July 30, 2019)
Conditions have been conducive for late blight on tomato to occur, especially in western North Carolina. Heavy morning dews and …
Basil Downy Mildew Found in Western North Carolina - July 22, 2019
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in our research plots in Haywood County, North Carolina. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2019
This week’s insects of concern are brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. Codling moth and OFM populations …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 13, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) continues to be the insect that poses the greatest threat to damage of apples. …
Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in Mills River. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 6, 2019
Key insects of concern this week including brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. While we are observing …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 30, 2019
At this time the two major insect pests of concern are the brown marmorated stink bug and the apple …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 23, 2019
Overall, insect pressure is fairly low throughout the region. Codling moth and oriental fruit moth populations are very low, …
Our Hemp Projects in the News!
Our emerging CBD hemp industry, our graduate students, and our women growers getting some well-deserved attention in today’s article …
20 Acres, Nineteen 100' Hoop Houses, Irrigation, Social Enterprise Business Partnership for Local Food Production Available, Guilford County
Do you have the passion and the experience to grow tons of local food for your community? Do you …
Hops, Hemp, Truffles, and More-See What We Are Doing!
It’s field day season and we have four events planned to showcase our research this year! This is your …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations - July 9, 2019
Codling moth and brown marmorated stink bug remain the insects of concern at this time, with codling moth of …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 2, 2019
The insect pests of primary concern at this time are second generation codling moth and first generation brown marmorated …
Landowner Alert: Here's a Chance to Improve the Quality of Life in Your Community
Do you want to improve the quality of life in your community? How about luring Leslie Lewis and Anthony …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 25, 2019
In piedmont locations (e.g., Cleveland County), codling moth DD accumulations are about 1400 as of today. This timing coincides …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 18, 2019
At elevations greater than 2000 ft, such as Henderson County, the insect situation has not changed from last week. …
CALS Dean Linton Visits NC Research Stations
Dr. Richard Linton, Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, visited MHCREC on June 13, 2019, as part …
Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina grower with …
+/- 42 Acres of Pasture and Hay Ground for Lease Near Whittier
Since 1922 the Chandler family has owned and lovingly managed their 160 acre property outside of Whittier in Swain …