Upcoming Virtual Air-Blast Sprayer Training - UPDATED
The NC State Small Fruits Extension Program is organizing an Air-Blast Sprayer Training in an HYBRID format April 13-14, 2021. …
Pest Management
Steward Insecticide Registered in Tobacco
A new insecticide, Steward, has recently been registered in tobacco. Steward, with the active ingredient indoxacarb, is labeled for …
Peach Industry to Vote on Assessment Renewal in 2021
A Message from the NC Peach Growers’ Society NC Peach Growers, The year 2020 marked the …
2020 Cover Crop Survey Reveals Benefits
The analysis of the 2020 Cover Crop Survey is available and posted on SARE’s website for viewing. Farmers from …
Shedding Light on the Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees
Dee Shore | 1/13/2021 | North Carolina State University CALS News Honey bee health has been on the decline for …
NC Peach Growers' Society to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting Virtually
The NC Peach Growers’ Society’s annual meeting is always held on the fourth Tuesday in January. This year will …
View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
Chatham Conservation Partnership conducted a webinar on SPIDERS on October 15, 2020, and we had a great turnout of about 130 …
The IPM Hour Webinar - Southern Edition
Wanting to learn more about other IPM Extension programs across the country? Then join us and the Southern Region IPM …
Giant Salvinia Alert!
Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) has been found in Columbus County. This is a federally listed, noxious, invasive aquatic weed. …
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC October 19, 2020
Soybean rust was found and confirmed on soybeans in Hyde County, NC. Soybean rust has the potential to cause …
Scout Soybeans for Stink Bugs and Defoliators Through R7
Although stink bugs were light across the state (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, it looks like …
Gearing Up for Cover Crops: Consider Weed Management Benefits
Before procuring your cover crop seed for planting this fall, please watch the video below on the potential weed …
Mid-Season Tobacco Disease Updates
Recent weather conditions have favored several diseases in tobacco. Most pathogens that we manage in tobacco are most severe …
Continuing Conducive Environmental Conditions for Diseases in Soybean
Prevalent Seedling Diseases Early planting conditions for soybeans were cool, and wet, which has lead to numerous reports of stand …
Exobasidium Disease in Blueberries
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 2, 2020
This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 11, 2020
This is the sixth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Compost at Home Webinar - May 7th
Are you sheltering-in-place at home? Looking for a way to recycle your food scraps? Interested in producing your own …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
This is the third of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Cool weather has continued to …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 3
April 9, 2020- As upside down as the world seems right now, the 2020 tobacco season continues to march forward. …
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