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Exobasidium Leaf and Fruit Spot
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot has been reported from numerous locations in NC this year. The disease, caused by …
SBI Asks Legislature to Tighten Proposed Hemp Regulations
Below are some of the proposals in an SBI letter to the General Assembly. There are several possible solutions which …
Pollinator Garden Tour Thursday May 23!
Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham …
Grape Pest Survey- 2nd and 3rd Week of May
As we approach the 3rd week of May, the plants continue to fill in, and some fields have started …
Farm Crisis Assistance for Farmers
The past few years have been especially hard on farmers, with drought, flooding, fires, tariffs and related market instability …
Poultry Pack 4-H Club Meeting in May
Any youth 5-18 interested in poultry are invited to join the new Poultry Pack 4-H Club hosted on NC …
FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Hemp & CBD
The FDA is holding a public hearing on May 31, 2019, from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. in Silver Spring, MD. …
Hemp & CBD in Alcohol Beverages
As discussed in an earlier post the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains that they have authority to regulate …
Spotted-Wing Drosophila Active in North Carolina Blueberries
The first confirmed adult spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) in commercially grown blueberries for the 2019 growing season was captured early …
Why Modern IPM Should Take a Wider View of Key Influences
Entomology Today | 5/15/2019 In recent months, the big-picture outlook for integrated pest management (IPM) has been a seemingly popular …
Updated: Soil Testing for Heavy Metals
Keith Edmisten, Extension Cotton and Industrial Hemp Specialist, Crop & Soil Sciences Wayne Robarge, Emeritus Faculty, Crop & Soil Sciences specializing …
What’s Driving Greenhouse Innovation?
Kristen Hampshire | 5/15/2019 | Greenhouse Grower Labor is a pain—and the pool of potential agricultural workers is thinning faster …
Upcoming Pollinator Workshops
Are you interested in implementing conservation practices such as establishing pollinator habitat on your land? We’re hosting two workshops this …
When Did GMO Become a Dirty Word?
Stacey Stearns – University of Connecticut Extension | 5/14/2019 | Via Morning AgClips Do you know someone with diabetes? While …
Behind the Scenes Tour of Horticulture in Hawaii, Oct. 13-19, 2019
You are invited to join us for a Horticultural Adventure on the Big Island of Hawaii Generally, attendance is restricted to …
Federal Funds Available for Organic Certification
USDA Farm Services Agency | 5/6/2019 | Via Morning AgClips WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that …
2017 Economic Contribution of the Forest Sector in North Carolina
In 2017, the forest sector in North Carolina—including forestry and logging operations, sawmills, furniture mills, and pulp and paper …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of April Through 1st Week of May
We have establishing grape pest monitoring locations and completed our first weeks of pest counts at three of our …
Small Scale Egg Producers’ Meeting
North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop for small-scale egg producers on May 23 in Greensboro, NC. Date: Thursday, …