Apple Thinning Update: 4/30/19
Output from the Carbon Balance Model for four sites in western NC (Apple Wedge, Flat Rock, Sugarloaf, and Moravian …
Apple Disease Update: 1st Cover
Due to the threat of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot in the southeast, the first cover spray those …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations - April 30, 2019
By now petal fall applications have been made in most locations except for the highest elevation orchards (e.g., ≥3000 …
Register Now for Fall Gardening Classes
2019 EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER Educational Classes Want to know how to make your winter garden spectacular? Want to have the …
18th Annual Gardening Seminar: Fall for Gardening
18th Annual Gardening Seminar: Fall for Gardening Thursday, September 19, 2019 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Guilford County Center 3309 Burlington …
Post-Bloom Thinning Update: 4.28.19
Post-Bloom Thinning Update The majority of post-bloom chemical thinning decisions will likely occur this week. The forecast calls for relatively …
Mother Earth News Fair - Extension Is There!
Our Alternative Crops and Organics Program has a very popular booth at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville …
Soybean Variety Performance in the NC Mountains
A research summary can be found at this link: NC State Extension Soybean Variety Performance in the …
Introducing Beescape: A New Online Tool and Community to Support Bees
Amy Duke | 4/1/2019 | Penn State University A new online tool and community, called Beescape, enables beekeepers, or anyone interested …
Mixing Grass Varieties May Reduce Insect Infestations in Lawns
Entomological Society of America | 4/22/2019 | Via ScienceDaily A simple change in the choice of grass varieties for many …
For 2019 Thrips in Peanut, Stick With What Has Worked
Mark Abney | 4/20/2019 | Southeast FarmPress Every spring I post an article on this blog about early season thrips …
The Buzz About Bumble Bees Isn't Good
Wood et al. at Michigan State University | 4/23/2019 | Via ScienceDaily While many scientists are focused on the decline …
Give Your Garden Seedlings Some Tough Love
Lee Reich Associated Press | 10/23/2019 | Via Morning AgClips Seedlings raised on windowsills or in greenhouses have been coddled …
Insect Concerns at Petal Fall
Petal fall is an important time for control of the plum curculio and first generation oriental fruit moth (OFM). …
Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
The good news this week is that according to infection models, primary scab season is over for all locations …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – 23 April 2019
This is the second thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment post. Read more about tobacco thrips biology and TSWV transmission. This …
Fusarium Head Blight Risk Update-April 22, 2019
This is the third update on Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) risk in North Carolina in 2019. More information on FHB …
Non-Foliar Yield Enhancement Products in NC Soybeans
A more comprehensive research summary can be found at this link: NC State Extension Soybean Non-Foliar …
Hemp Seed Importation Update From USDA
USDA Statement: The passing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill, Section 10113) removed hemp and …
Troxler Encourages Horse Owners to Vaccinate
Troxler encourages horse owners to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies Mosquito-borne diseases can be deadly to horses, donkeys, mules RALEIGH …