
Steve Duckett Selected as West District Extension Director
Steve Duckett is NC State University’s new West District Extension Director, effective Nov. 1. Duckett has 31 years of experience …
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Collapse ▲Steve Duckett is NC State University’s new West District Extension Director, effective Nov. 1. Duckett has 31 years of experience …
10/12/2023 – Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects …
10/11/2023 – Our program has been a member of the Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) team for many years. …
8/24/2023 – Forest farming is gaining in popularity across the nation. There has been a small number of university …
Late blight on tomato has been confirmed on an organic vegetable farm in Henderson County, NC on 7 Aug …
8/7/2023 – Our small NC State University hops breeding program based out of Mills River, NC is getting a …
Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research …
Vegetable growers in western North Carolina: Be on the lookout (BOLO) for late blight on tomato and cucurbit downy …
7/5/2023 – Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a …
6/30/2023 – Mark your calendars for August 10, 2023 for the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Field …
5/24/2023 – Join us for our springtime medicinal herb grower and buyer event. We will have a few new …
5/17/2023 – We are in the process of hiring a new vegetable researcher/extension specialist/teacher in our department. During the …
Jim Walgenbach, NC State Extension specialist in entomology, has a simple quest: make sure crops grown by North Carolina …
It’s a typically busy day at Flavor Full Farms, a family-owned apple farm in Henderson County. Jeff Nix is …
12/9/2022 – We welcome you to attend our 2023 Truffle Field Day! This event will take place Friday, January 20th, 2023 …
The 74th Annual Crop Protection School will be held virtually on Thursday, December 1, 2022 using the Zoom platform. Please …
10/20/2022 – Our October workshop will focus on the many decisions involved with balancing productivity and longevity of farm …
9/6/2022 – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has been very supportive of our hops …
Late blight on tomato has been confirmed from a commercial tomato field in Haywood County, NC on August 17, …
7/20/2022 – There are a number of events happening in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee on apples, tomatoes, …
This factsheet discusses the symptoms, causes and control of blossom-end rot in tomatoes, peppers, and …
Tips for preventing timber trespass and theft are reviewed in this publication. Special documentation of …
This factsheet describes bees in the family Colletidae.
Soybean seedling disease is caused by several different pathogens. While cultural management is the same …
This publication discusses weeds common to watermelon and how to control them. Weed management strategies …
If treated properly, many herb plants will survive in the garden for a number of …
Cool-season leafy greens face a different weed spectrum than warm-season crops. The presence of weeds …
Weed competition in lettuce reduces both yield and head quality. This cool-season crop faces competition …