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11/10/2025 – Our latest newsletter is out and it is full of beautiful photos and stories of what our …

The spring 2026 Pesticide Safety Schools are for those seeking initial licensing in one or more pesticide subcategories. To register for …

10/24/2025 – This month we welcome Adam Ferrell and Harley Robinson, the Inaugural Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund Interns! …

9/16/2025 – This morning I learned that not everyone knew about the WNC Regional Ginseng Workshop that is taking …

9/11/2025 – In just a few weeks, there is going to be a wonderful, small forest farming conference at …

Little has changed in insect activity during the past week, with trap captures continually being low or on the …

With the exception of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), trap captures of key pests declined during the past …

Codling moth and oriental fruit moth (OFM): With the exception of locations that have had high codling moth problems …

During the past week, codling moth and apple maggot numbers in traps have slightly declined, oriental fruit moth (OFM) …

Reports of late blight on tomato around McDowell and Rutherford Counties have been circulating, but not yet confirmed. Regardless, …

The recent cool weather has slowed insect development, and consequently not much has changed in the past week. Codling …

Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research …

As August approaches, apple insect activity continues to pick up. Although many orchards still have low pest pressure, codling …

As we move into the latter part of July and into August, the diversity of potential insect pests will …

Codling moth: At 1600 cumulative degree days (DD), we are in the midst of second generation codling moth in …

Second generation codling moth is the main insect of concern this week, with first generation brown marmorated stink bug …

Cover Crop Workshop: Success with Growing Cover Crops Join us on July 23, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. for an insightful …

Codling Moth: In lower elevation orchards (i.e., those ranging from about 800 to 1300 ft) an insecticide targeting second …

In Henderson County and similar elevations, first generation codling moth flight is complete, and second generation flight is not …

6/19/2025 – Here is a unique opportunity to work in our NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program in Mills …

This publication discusses the perspectives of locals in the North Carolina Triad with regard to …

Black root rot impacts a range of woody and herbaceous ornamental plant species primarily in …

Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are small (< 0.12 inch) and highly diverse insects that feed on …

This publication discusses how residents of the North Carolina Triad area perceive the benefits of …

This guide presents basic facts about seeds, including how they develop, how to store and …
NC State conducted a strawberry Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) trial at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in …

In this Brassica carinata (Ethiopian mustard) research update, we highlight the symptoms of iron deficiency. …

In this Brassica carinata (Ethiopian mustard) research update, we highlight the symptoms of boron toxicity. …