Grower Input on Frost Protection: Sprinkler vs. Row Covers / Dew Point and Radiation
Dear Strawberry community, This is my second spring in North Carolina and I’m learning every day. The input of experienced …
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Dear Farming Community, Please see the attache email conversation. Dear Sir or Madam, my name is Mark Hoffmann, I am Assistant Professor …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Temperature Over the Coming Days Up and Down
Dear Strawberry Community, The temperature forecast for the next few days seems to be an up and down (Figure 1). …
2019 NC State Extension Gardener Travel Study Adventure in Tuscany, Italy
October 5 – 14, 2019 From $3,950 (+750 for Single Room Supplement) Register by April 30th, 2019 for a $200 discount Read more & …
Raising a Stink for BMSB Research
Kate Prengaman | 3/14/2019 | Good Fruit Grower Almost a decade after the first brown marmorated stink bug outbreak cost …
AWIS FORECAST // Dew Point and Air Temperature
Dear Strawberry Community, today I had several conversations about dew point and air temperature. Here an email conversation I had …
Photos From the Chatham County Industrial Hemp Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center conducted an Industrial Hemp Workshop on February 28, 2019, at the Chatham …
APHIS Launches Site for Pests & Diseases
USDA APHIS | 3/17/2019| Via Morning AgClips The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is …
2 Cold Nights in North Carolina: AWIS Forecast
Dear strawberry community, we expect two nights with temperatures predicted around 30-32 F. Frost is very likely tonight and tomorrow night! We …
Diverse Bee Communities Best for Apple Orchards
Jan Suszkiw | 3/17/2019 | USDA ARS via Morning AgClips Diverse bee communities best for apple orchards WASHINGTON — Honey bees …
Horticulture Therapy Week in North Carolina
March 17–23, 2019 Many thanks to Pam Chance for her leadership in securing the …
Extending Cut Dahlia Vase Life
Cut dahlias are perennially popular with growers and consumers because of their stunning beauty, and amazingly diverse colors, shapes, …
Dormant Copper Sprays and Sanitation for Disease Management
Kari A. Peter | 3/12/2019 | Penn State University Below is an excerpt from Kari A. Peter at Penn State …
Mowing for Monarchs
Michigan State University | 3/12/2019 | Via ScienceDaily You might think that mowing fields wouldn’t benefit monarch butterfly populations. New …
Water Lilies as a Cut Flower
Water lilies are not a common cut flower, but they are found now and again at wholesale houses or …
To Boost IPM Adoption, Treat It as a Complex Social System
Meredith Swett Walker | 3/11/2019 | Entomology Today To Boost IPM Adoption, Treat It as a Complex Social System In a …
NIFA Minor Crop Pest Management Program Interregional Research Project (IR-4)
The purpose of the IR-4 program is to enable the crop protection industry to provide safe, effective, and economical …
State of Chlorpyrifos, Scientists Defend and Seek Alternatives for Growers
About a month ago, I highlights an article from Brad Haire at Southeast Farm Press on Where Are We With …
Local Food Program Team Workshop for Extension Agents April 9
The Economic Impacts Work Group of NC State Extension’s Local Food Program Team is hosting a workshop on Local Food …
Eating Seasonally and Locally
A Budget-Friendly Guide to Eating Fresh, Local, Produce. Dr. Alice Ammerman, professor in the Gillings School’s Department of Nutrition has recently …