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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Auxin Stewardship Video Now Available at County Extension Offices
Authored by: Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman In addition to the four face-to-face auxin stewardship meetings left (see our previous …
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 …
Presentations From the 2019 NC Muscadine Annual Meeting
Dear Muscadine Community, Please find here the presentations from the 2019 Annual Muscadine Meeting, March 16, in Elizabethtown, NC. Disease Update …
Field Repair and Burndown: Tillage Effects on Weeds
Authored by: Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman Most folks are trying to put the 2018 growing season behind them, especially …
Spring is an Exciting Time to be a Nematode!
As we come out of the gray days of winter and the soils start to warm up, it is …
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Apple Disease Update: 1/2" Green / Tight Cluster
With the exception of ‘Rome Beauty’, many apple cultivars at MHCREC are beyond green tip. If you have not …
Spring Caneberry Checklist 2019
Spring 2019 has been WET. But blackberry plants have broken bud are ready to start the season throughout the …
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Extending Cut Dahlia Vase Life
Cut dahlias are perennially popular with growers and consumers because of their stunning beauty, and amazingly diverse colors, shapes, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New Drone Technology has Potential to Save Citrus Trees and Money
A new study from the University of Florida found that using drone technology can “save growers time, money, …
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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 …
Auxin Stewardship: A Few Opportunities Left for Training
Please see update from Dr. Charlie Cahoon below regarding remaining Auxin Training opportunities in North Carolina. If you were unable …
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 …
Southeastern Crop Handbook 2019 Released
Hot off the press from American Vegetable Grower and in its twentieth iteration, the latest version of the Crop …
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AWIS 10day Forecast: Protection Yes / No Tonight?
Dear Strawberry community, A colder night in some parts of NC is ahead of us. If the predicted air temperatures …
N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission to Host Public Meeting
The next meeting of the NC Industrial Hemp Commission will be on Monday, March 18 at 2 p.m in …
Ground Bees Active but Don't Be Afraid
This time of year many people notice small dirt mounds in their yards or in parks or ball fields …
Captan Risk Assessment Comments Due Friday!
A friendly reminder that Captan is currently under a draft risk assessment in the registration review process and the …
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act signed into law
HortDaily | 3/11/2019 U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, …
Few Signs of Winter in a Warm, Wet February
Our recent trend of warm Februarys continued last month with above-normal temperatures across the state. The western part of …
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