Watch Out for Botrytis Gray Mold in Your Greenhouse
As weather begins warming up and greenhouse annuals are in production, Botrytis gray mold will also be on the …
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Subscription OptionsSamantha McPherson Receives 2019 NCPMA Graduate Student Scholarship
NCSU Entomology graduate Samantha McPherson is the 2019 recipient of the North Carolina Pest Management Association Graduate Student Scholarship. …
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Is Hemp the Same Thing as Marijuana?
There is confusion over the differences between marijuana, hemp, industrial hemp, and CBD hemp. What are they? What is …
Choosing an Insecticidal Seed Treatment or in-Furrow for Thrips in Cotton (Reisig, Collins, Huseth)
Lots of folks are wondering what to use downstream for thrips in cotton. It’s critical to not only get …
Forest Health Spotlight: Brown Spot Needle Blight
Landowners in North Carolina have planted a substantial number of longleaf pine seedlings over the last five years. In …
Where Are We With Chlorpyrifos?
Brad Haire | 2/11/2019 | Southeast Farm Press Chlorpyrifos has been in limbo since last summer. For now, growers who …
Where Did Your Fungicide Go?
We believe all turfgrass managers are interested in maximizing the efficacy of their fungicide applications. In fact, many superintendents …
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New Pesticide Available for Use Against Spotted Wing Drosophila in Blackberries and Raspberries for 2019
Exirel Insecticide (FMC Corporation) has recently received an expanded federal label which includes use in caneberries against spotted wing …
Beer and Beyond: A Conference for Southern Hop Growers
What else can you do with hops besides brew beer? For regional growers, the question is, what other markets …
Strawberry Gray Mold: An Animated Disease Cycle
Great video funded by Southern Region IPM Center: Strawberry Gray Mold: An Animated Disease Cycle. Learn more about gray mold …
Bee Dispersal Ability May Influence Conservation Measures
Margarita López-Uribe at Penn State | 2/7/2019 | via Science Daily The abilities of various bee species to disperse influences …
Start Clean, Stay Clean With Soybeans
Logan Haake | 2/8/2019 | Ohio Farmer/Farm Progress Soybean weed-management for 2019 should be based around three principles: Start clean, …
Everything About Orchids - Free Online Class at Longwood Gardens Open Until 5/6/2019
Longwood Gardens, our partner in providing distance education courses, is offering a free, fully-online, self-paced class on Orchids. Whether …
January Remains Wet, But the Fire Hose Fizzles
The heavy rain and snow of recent months abated in January, leaving us slightly wet and warm overall. While …
State Climate Office of NC blog open_in_browserWater for Agriculture Webinar – Feb. 19th
The multi-disciplinary Water for Agriculture project is hosting a webinar on February 19th at 1:00 p.m. ET on the Voluntary Stewardship …
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The Business of Organic Production: A Webinar Series by the Small Business Center Network and N.C. Cooperative Extension
2019 Webinar Series Monday, February 11 | Introduction to Organic Certification | Virtual (Webinar) Register online Wednesday, February 13 | Introduction to Recordkeeping Virtual (Webinar) Register online Wednesday, February 27 | Using …
The Rise of Vertical Farming
Bayer Crop Science | 2016 From the Cities and into the Skies : The Rise of the Vertical Farm As urban …
Small Ruminant Internal Parasite Management Workshop
Managing internal parasites on a small ruminant farm can be challenging. Join us for an informative evening (free of …
New 2018 Variety Evaluation Results Available
NC State Extension Horticultural Science Vegetable specialist, Jonathan Schultheis, and Research Associate Keith Starke conduct annual variety trials on Melon, …
Tomato Late Blight
Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Inga Meadows | 1/17/19 | NC State University Tomato late blight is caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora …
Root Knot Nematode of Cotton
Lindsey Thiessen and Yara Rosado Rivera | 1/18/2019 | NC State University Root knot nematodes are microscopic roundworms that are …
“Bug Bombs” are ineffective
Researchers at NCSU have published a study showing that “Total Release Foggers” (or “TRFs”) are ineffective at controlling German …
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Southern Blight of Tomato and Pepper
Inga Meadows, Amanda Scherer, and Michelle Henson | 1/17/2019 | NC State University Southern blight, also known as southern …
2019 NC Peach and Nectarine Disease and Pest Management
Dave Ritchie, Jim Walgenbach, and Wayne Mitchem | 1/24/2019 | NC State University North Carolina ranks 7th in the nation …
Root Knot Nematode of Soybean
Ashley Joyce & Lindsey Thiessen | 1/28/2019 | NC State University Root knot nematode of soybean is caused by plant …