2019 Small Grain Whistle Stop
Join us Tuesday, May 28 from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in …
Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf
Exobasidium Leaf and Fruit Spot
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot has been reported from numerous locations in NC this year. The disease, caused by …
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 …
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 …
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 …
2019 Grape Insect Pest Survey
This spring, the Specialty Crop IPM Lab is scouting vineyards in throughout North Carolina in order to track the …
Cottony Maple Leaf Scales Producing Eggs
Cottony Maple Leaf Scale is one of several cottony scales in the genus Pulvinaria. Cottony camellia scale and cottony maple scale are …
Southern Red Mites Active on Ornamentals
In North Carolina, the most important cool season mites are the spruce spider mite (Oligonychus ununguis) and southern red …
Watch for Predators That Look Like Pests
Yesterday on campus willow oak trees I found lots of insects that looked like mealybugs. But they were faster …
2019 Apple Field Day-- Thursday, August 1, 2019
Mark your calendars now and reserve the date for the 2019 Apple Field Day on Thursday, August 1 at …
2019 Tomato Field Day-- Thursday, August 1, 2019
Mark your calendars now and reserve the date for the annual Tomato Field Day on Thursday, August 1 at …
Pollinator Garden Tours Start Wednesday, May 8!
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 10 a.m., Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of N.C. …
Glyphosate Safety Update - No Risk to Public Health
On April 30, 2019, the EPA announced the availability of the proposed registration review decision for glyphosate. From the …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Garden Design Workshops
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Pollinator Garden Design Workshop as part of its Enhancing …
Dr. Randy Gardner Featured in "North Carolina Agriculture" Magazine Article
Since 1976, Dr. Randy Gardner, tomato breeder and professor emeritus for the Dept. of Horticultural Science, has worked to …
MHCREC Has a New Facebook Page!
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MHCREC's Dr. Jim Walgenbach Named William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to MHCREC’s Dr. Jim Walgenbach, Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, one …
AWIS 10-Day Weather Forecast
Some growers were concerned about colder temperatures over those days. Please monitor the temperatures in your field. Most of …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Watch Next 2 Nights
Minimum Temperatures: Figure 1: Minimum Air Temperatures for Monday (April 1, 2019) to Wednesday (April 3, 2019). 10-day HOURLY …
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